Portrush ([wiki=78ac44b20138f5b6399e6b875ac7fd2a]Irish:[/wiki] Port Rois, meaning "Promontory Port") is a resort town on the north coast of [wiki=48a97757b79e27034f824854ee0f4f46]Northern Ireland[/wiki]. It's a good place to base yourself for a visit to the [wiki=a341e4d544eeb965d865041f1c0f7494]Giant's Causeway[/wiki] and the other attractions on the Irish North Coast. With a population of 6,372 in the 2001 census it is a small town, but in the summer months this number increases significantly with visiting tourists, although the number of local holidaymakers has dropped in recent years, primarily due to the influx of low-cost flights to sunnier destinations from Northern Ireland. In the winter months the town has been traditionally a quiet place, but the proximity to the University of Ulster in Coleraine has led to many students taking up residence in Portrush during the winter.