Rihanna incident another low note for much-maligned North

Perception across the water of a grim wasteland hasn’t gone away you know, writes DONALD CLARKE

EARLIER THIS week, Mike Nesbitt, a recently elected Ulster Unionist MLA, generated laughs in the Northern Irish Assembly with his comments on the Rihanna scandal. Adopting a wry smile, the former UTV news anchor wondered if the incident might have damaged Northern Ireland’s image overseas.

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