THE north coast of Co Antrim should have been bustling with tourists this year given the substantial, positive publicity the area received during last July’s staging of The Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club.

Instead, Covid-19 has undone much of the good work of the tournament organisers, and the winner Shane Lowry, with the Whites of nearby Maddybenny being among those who have had to adjust to life under the pandemic’s restrictions.