Portrush (from Irish Port Rois, meaning 'port of the promontory')[3] is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a 1 mile (1.6 km)–long peninsula, Ramore Head.

[9] The town's fortunes peaked in the late 19th and early 20th century, and declined after the Second World War with the growth of foreign travel.

[10] In a second attack in April 1987, two officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) were shot in the back by the Provisional Irish Republican Army while on foot patrol on Main Street.

The event has been featured on Northern Ireland news broadcasts on several years and is a great credit to the RNLI's popularity locally.

[33] RNLI lifeboats have operated out of Portrush Harbour since 1860, and currently stationed there are the Severn class William Gordon Burr and the D-class inshore vessel David Roulston.