Book Launch: Troubled Waters - Tommy Greene

Join us in the bookshop for an evening with Tommy Greene to celebrate the launch of his new book, Troubled Waters : How Lough Neagh Is Being Destroyed by Corporate Greed and Political Neglect. Tommy will be in conversation with local journalist Sam McBride.About the book:In the summer of 2023, the people of the UK and Ireland were stunned when a foul-smelling green algae bloom blanketed the surface of Lough Neagh the largest freshwater body on these islands suffocating aquatic life and signalling an unprecedented environmental disaster.
Troubled Watersis a damning expos, which uncovers the shocking destruction of the lough, source of almost half of Northern Irelands drinking water and a place steeped in historical and cultural significance. Award-winning journalist Tommy Greene delves deep into a gripping tale of greed, corruption, ineptitude and environmental catastrophe that has unfolded in plain sight against a backdrop of governmental instability and systematic cover-ups.
With unrivalled access to the story, Greene exposes the fierce battle that will determine the future of this once-thriving ecosystem which now teeters on the brink of ecological collapse.