Few people from the Republic of Ireland are habitual visitors to the North. And many people in Northern Ireland have never been South. Last month, The Irish Times invited eight people to cross the Border for the first – or almost first – time and share their impressions

Round the world yachts, horses, festivals and fairies

As teachers’ unions gather for their yearly conferences, it’s time to ask who they really stand for

Thomas Walsh alleged to have claimed payments for days he was away from work

The beauty of Kildare is that huge swathes of the countryside are just verdant grassland, yet it has all the advantages of being near to Dublin

Whyte’s art auction to sell a pair of 19th century equestrian portraits