Vicky Cosstick
@cosstickv.bsky.social
Based in E Sussex and Donegal. Celebrating - and writing about - 10th anniversary of Belfast: Toward a City without Walls in June 2025. Website: https://www.vickycosstick.co.uk/belfast-2025
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Vicky Cosstick
@cosstickv.bsky.social
· Jun 13
What is happening now around #Belfast's #peacewalls? Anyone who lives, works or creates near/on the interfaces is welcome to attend this conversation day at Townsend Memorial Hall Mon23Jun. With 20 new images by #FrankieQuinn More info & sign up .... eventbrite.co.uk/e/belfast-pe...
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John Lavery’s fantastic Donegal ’Potato Digger’ from @ulstermuseum
October 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
John Lavery’s fantastic Donegal ’Potato Digger’ from @ulstermuseum
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We visited Kilcooley & Ards North Down Womens Centre and Seacourt Print Workshop in Bangor to learn from their exceptional experiences in regeneration and entrepreneurial development.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for your creative spirits!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for your creative spirits!
August 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We visited Kilcooley & Ards North Down Womens Centre and Seacourt Print Workshop in Bangor to learn from their exceptional experiences in regeneration and entrepreneurial development.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for your creative spirits!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for your creative spirits!
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Recognition of a Palestinian state would declare what has long been the view of British governments: that the alternative is conflict without end.
Read @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social's latest for @chathamhouse.org on why the UK should recognise a Palestinian state ⤵️
Read @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social's latest for @chathamhouse.org on why the UK should recognise a Palestinian state ⤵️
The UK should recognize a Palestinian state now
The time is right to make this symbolically important move, says Bronwen Maddox, but that should not distract attention from the most urgent task of securing relief in Gaza.
www.chathamhouse.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Recognition of a Palestinian state would declare what has long been the view of British governments: that the alternative is conflict without end.
Read @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social's latest for @chathamhouse.org on why the UK should recognise a Palestinian state ⤵️
Read @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social's latest for @chathamhouse.org on why the UK should recognise a Palestinian state ⤵️
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I was a Samaritan – I love Samaritans. But for the sake of all who take those calls, it must change course | Peter Ormerod
I was a Samaritan – I love Samaritans. But for the sake of all who take those calls, it must change course | Peter Ormerod
Branches to close, volunteers in ‘regional hubs’, some working from home. It will be bad for them and for the desperate people seeking help, says journalist Peter Ormerod
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I was a Samaritan – I love Samaritans. But for the sake of all who take those calls, it must change course | Peter Ormerod
July 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great to see you @quintinoliver.bsky.social & thanks for joining Peacewalls: Continuing the Conversation - great group & great discussion 🗣️
The effervescent @cosstickv.bsky.social tossing her photo album on the floor (for a purpose, honest!) at an interactive session on dismantling our ‘peace walls’
June 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Great to see you @quintinoliver.bsky.social & thanks for joining Peacewalls: Continuing the Conversation - great group & great discussion 🗣️
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Loving the army of #LoveHeritageNI enthusiasts marching up Oldpark Road to explore our #BackToLife endeavours!
June 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Loving the army of #LoveHeritageNI enthusiasts marching up Oldpark Road to explore our #BackToLife endeavours!
June Belfast 2025 Project Update #belfast #peacewalls #post-conflict vickycosstick.co.uk/so/51PSrv4j3...
Belfast Peacewalls & Interfaces 2025: Continuing the Conversation
Project Update June 2025 You have received this first email newsletter either on request, because you have kindly donated to my Crowdfunder, or because you are a subscriber to my website. To unsubscri...
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June 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
June Belfast 2025 Project Update #belfast #peacewalls #post-conflict vickycosstick.co.uk/so/51PSrv4j3...
What is happening now around #Belfast's #peacewalls? Anyone who lives, works or creates near/on the interfaces is welcome to attend this conversation day at Townsend Memorial Hall Mon23Jun. With 20 new images by #FrankieQuinn More info & sign up .... eventbrite.co.uk/e/belfast-pe...
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
What is happening now around #Belfast's #peacewalls? Anyone who lives, works or creates near/on the interfaces is welcome to attend this conversation day at Townsend Memorial Hall Mon23Jun. With 20 new images by #FrankieQuinn More info & sign up .... eventbrite.co.uk/e/belfast-pe...
Not often you catch @newyorker.com out with a misplaced #apostrophe 😱
April 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Not often you catch @newyorker.com out with a misplaced #apostrophe 😱
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The spring issue of @theworldtoday.bsky.social is out & free to read:
- How Trump upended the world in 50 days
- Can Syria unify its army to stem the growing violence?
- Former N'lands defence minister @kajsaollongren.bsky.social urges Euro economies to move to a war footing
... and much more 👇
- How Trump upended the world in 50 days
- Can Syria unify its army to stem the growing violence?
- Former N'lands defence minister @kajsaollongren.bsky.social urges Euro economies to move to a war footing
... and much more 👇
🚨Our NEW issue is here!
We bring to you stories on:
⏱️ Trump's first 50 days💥
🤝 How Saudi Arabia & the US may reset the Middle East
🌍 What the Nordics can teach Britain
🕊️ Ukrainian refugees' big dilemma
...and lots more! Read HERE: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
We bring to you stories on:
⏱️ Trump's first 50 days💥
🤝 How Saudi Arabia & the US may reset the Middle East
🌍 What the Nordics can teach Britain
🕊️ Ukrainian refugees' big dilemma
...and lots more! Read HERE: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Spring 2025: The Middle East’s Great Realignment
How Saudi Arabia and the US can end Iran’s threat for a generation
www.chathamhouse.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The spring issue of @theworldtoday.bsky.social is out & free to read:
- How Trump upended the world in 50 days
- Can Syria unify its army to stem the growing violence?
- Former N'lands defence minister @kajsaollongren.bsky.social urges Euro economies to move to a war footing
... and much more 👇
- How Trump upended the world in 50 days
- Can Syria unify its army to stem the growing violence?
- Former N'lands defence minister @kajsaollongren.bsky.social urges Euro economies to move to a war footing
... and much more 👇
When one is constrained by a manuscript - I’m not changing any words for the graphic novel - it’s a relief to find what seemed awfully rude isn’t, actually. 😅
February 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Please join and support my Belfast 2025 project: "Belfast Peacewalls - Continuing the Conversation". Everything you need to know -
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/belfast-pe...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/belfast-pe...
Belfast Peacewalls: Continuing the Conversation
What has changed in the last decade and still needs to change around Belfast's peacewalls and interfaces? Conversations & a book chapter...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Please join and support my Belfast 2025 project: "Belfast Peacewalls - Continuing the Conversation". Everything you need to know -
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/belfast-pe...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/belfast-pe...
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📽️ My thoughts on the year anniversary since the return of the Northern Ireland Executive.
#northernireland #nio #hilarybenn #ulsteruniversity
#northernireland #nio #hilarybenn #ulsteruniversity
February 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
📽️ My thoughts on the year anniversary since the return of the Northern Ireland Executive.
#northernireland #nio #hilarybenn #ulsteruniversity
#northernireland #nio #hilarybenn #ulsteruniversity
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I'm looking forward to starting work on the question - Belfast's Peacewalls: Can they ever be removed? What has changed on the interfaces and what still needs to change? With a set of new peacewalls photos by Frankie Quinn - and a day conference in June 2025. #Belfast #peacewalls #legacy #troubles
December 6, 2024 at 10:27 AM
I'm looking forward to starting work on the question - Belfast's Peacewalls: Can they ever be removed? What has changed on the interfaces and what still needs to change? With a set of new peacewalls photos by Frankie Quinn - and a day conference in June 2025. #Belfast #peacewalls #legacy #troubles
Please join and support my Belfast 2025 project: "Belfast Peacewalls - Continuing the Conversation". Everything you need to know -
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/belfast-pe...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/belfast-pe...
Belfast Peacewalls: Continuing the Conversation
What has changed in the last decade and still needs to change around Belfast's peacewalls and interfaces? Conversations & a book chapter...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Please join and support my Belfast 2025 project: "Belfast Peacewalls - Continuing the Conversation". Everything you need to know -
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/belfast-pe...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/belfast-pe...
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Fridays late afternoon view over Lough Veagh in the Glenveagh National Park in Donegal.
www.inishview.com/activity/gle...
#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
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#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
February 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Fridays late afternoon view over Lough Veagh in the Glenveagh National Park in Donegal.
www.inishview.com/activity/gle...
#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
www.inishview.com/activity/gle...
#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
Delighted to see that #RitaDuffy #ArachnesWeb has survived 🕸️💚
All our ‘hard hat’ visitors seem to love our elegant stairwell with Rita Duffy’s #ArachnesWeb
January 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Delighted to see that #RitaDuffy #ArachnesWeb has survived 🕸️💚
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View from Cruit Island Beach in Donegal.
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#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
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#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
January 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
View from Cruit Island Beach in Donegal.
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#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
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#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
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Denmark set to work building a defensive wall on the Greenland coast
January 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Denmark set to work building a defensive wall on the Greenland coast
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I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
I am greatly enjoying this "slow-reading" 💚
Time of the Child by Niall Williams – new life, new meaning
Time of the Child by Niall Williams – new life, new meaning
A baby is abandoned outside a church in this compelling tale of love and moral crisis in 1960s rural Ireland
With his new novel, Niall Williams has created perhaps the most successful work of his career. Recalling Thomas Hardy in its deeply compassionate…
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:28 AM
I am greatly enjoying this "slow-reading" 💚
I'm looking forward to starting work on the question - Belfast's Peacewalls: Can they ever be removed? What has changed on the interfaces and what still needs to change? With a set of new peacewalls photos by Frankie Quinn - and a day conference in June 2025. #Belfast #peacewalls #legacy #troubles
December 6, 2024 at 10:27 AM
I'm looking forward to starting work on the question - Belfast's Peacewalls: Can they ever be removed? What has changed on the interfaces and what still needs to change? With a set of new peacewalls photos by Frankie Quinn - and a day conference in June 2025. #Belfast #peacewalls #legacy #troubles
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UK justice secretary Shabana Mahmood attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’ in letter to constituents www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK justice secretary attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’
Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons vote
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM
UK justice secretary Shabana Mahmood attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’ in letter to constituents www.theguardian.com/society/2024...