Title: The long reach of colonial plunder on the Irish environment.
Authors: Owens, Declan
Abstract: The article focuses on the environmental and political significance of Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in Britain and Ireland, emphasizing its current ecological crisis due to toxic blue-green algae. It highlights the lake's ownership issues, where the water is publicly owned, but the bed and banks belong to the Earl of Shaftesbury, raising concerns about the exploitation of its resources and the implications of capitalism and colonial legacies on its management.
Subjects: NEAGH, Lough (Northern Ireland); UNITED Kingdom; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOLOGY; CAPITALISM
Publication: Socialist Lawyer, 2024, Issue 94, p15
ISSN: 0954-3635
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.13169/socialistlawyer.94.0015

The long reach of colonial plunder on the Irish environment.

Owens, Declan