The Earl of Shaftesbury should do the honourable thing and pay to restore the lough to the state it was in when his family got it, plus return Lough Neagh for the nominal fee of £1. Patrick ...

The Earl of Shaftesbury, who owns the bed and soil of Lough Neagh has said he is still willing to sell it but won't give it away for free. The ownership has been in the Earl of Shaftesbury's ...

Last year, Agriculture and Environment Minister Andrew Muir urged the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, who owns the bed and banks of Lough Neagh, to transfer the asset into some form of public ownership ...