The incinerator plans have long been opposed by many of the residents in the area beside Lough Neagh.

BBC: Lough Neagh incinerator campaigners urge caution

Mr Swann also drew attention to the plight of the Lough Neagh eel.

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Craigavon- Northern Ireland Water Depot, Unit 41, Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon, Co Armagh, Craigavon Golf Ski Centre and Lough Neagh Discovery Centre.

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The Communities Against the Lough Neagh Incinerator (CALNI) said it intends to legally challenge Mr Poots' decision to grant planning approval for the Rose Energy Incinerator.

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I've stood at a crater in rural Tanzania and taken a call from Northern Ireland, yet on the shores of Lough Neagh and in the Sperrins, I'm unreachable.

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It called on the assembly to recognise the social and environmental importance of the Lough Neagh and Lower Bann regions and the economic contribution they make through employment, leisure and tourism.

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Protestors opposed to a chicken waste incinerator being built on the shores of Lough Neagh have called on the Stormont Executive not to award grant money to the project until a legal challenge over planning permission ends.

BBC: Lough Neagh incinerator campaigners urge caution