What stories in the Republic of Ireland cut through to the Northern Ireland news cycle and why?

That's what we're discussing on this week's red lines after previous conversations in recent weeks

about how this place is seen and reported on in both London and Dublin.

This is the third leg of the stool, if you like,

and we've brought together three journalists with decades of experience between them

to reflect on how the arrangement works.

Shane, this is your daily bread and butter. Is it a daily challenge?

Very often it is. A lot depends on what's happening south of the border.

And you always have to remember that in terms of your audience, you have to make it relevant.

And part of the knack is getting it to the audience that you think it should be going to. For example, it is a

constant frustration from me that I am always the second item after seven on Good Morning Ulster

whenever I do manage to get on air. Very rarely do I get beyond that.

Okay. We'll explain it a little bit more detail why that might irk you as this conversation unfolds.

Vanilla, as both a journalist and a keen observer through the years, what's your view of how the relationship works?

With some friction long ago when I worked for the Irish Times.

And I should say first, let me just say, congratulations to Freya, who's the first female to be the Northern editor of the Irish Times.

There was one woman who had a position that should have been called that, but they demoted the title to Northern News Editor.

This is a very long time ago.

So congratulations, Aan,

good luck. The friction was always, as Shane says, trying to convince a southern audience, a southern news desk that a Northern story was worth it, though for much of the troubles,

they had to take the story because it was the troubles.

And I suppose the other frustration was

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