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Proposal to dump dredge waste in Carlingford Lough

2 June 2017Updated 6 July 20171 min read

Carlingford Lough Dredging Warrenpoint Port

Carlingford Lough Dredging Warrenpoint Port

An article published by the BBC this week highlights a proposal from Warrenpoint Port to dump dredged waste in the Lough.

The current dumping location for this material is 16 miles from the shores of Carlingford Lough.

This has been the response from local environmental activists, Love Your Lough, on the destructive effect that this will have on the wildlife of Carlingford Lough.

Check out the article from Conor Macauley, BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent, on the proposal to dump dredging material in Carlingford Lough HERE

Warrenpoint Port has a statement about this issue HERE

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