Travel review: Despatches from Portrush, a town in the throes of sporting mania

With ‘The Port’ the centre of the golfing universe right now, a flurry of hotels have muscled in, the Adelphi the latest to throw open its doors

Beach volleyball on Portrush's East Strand

Maxie Swain

Nothing better sums up the absurdity of our weather, I mused over a Guinness at the Harbour Bar, than the cheery day-tripper who breezed past me in a hat, scarf... and bathing costume.

Prepared for all eventualities, from frostbite to heatstroke, and who could blame her, with our notoriously bipolar climate.