Peter Osborne
@peterosborne.bsky.social
Policy and Participation, amongst many other things. Cross Rubicons, Policing Board, Centre Cross Border Cooperation, Int Ed, community relations. Sports fan, dad and seeker of good memories.
Belfast.
Belfast.
Well worth a watch #Nuremberg - thought-provoking. Can it cover all of the complexities accurately in 2.5 hours? No. But it makes a pretty good effort.
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Well worth a watch #Nuremberg - thought-provoking. Can it cover all of the complexities accurately in 2.5 hours? No. But it makes a pretty good effort.
Fascinating contributions about the level and quality of cross border cooperation combatting economic crime @CCBSCrossBorder
Quigley Lecture: Combatting economic crime on the island of Ireland - The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation | CBS crossborder.ie/news/quigley...
Quigley Lecture: Combatting economic crime on the island of Ireland - The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation | CBS crossborder.ie/news/quigley...
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Fascinating contributions about the level and quality of cross border cooperation combatting economic crime @CCBSCrossBorder
Quigley Lecture: Combatting economic crime on the island of Ireland - The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation | CBS crossborder.ie/news/quigley...
Quigley Lecture: Combatting economic crime on the island of Ireland - The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation | CBS crossborder.ie/news/quigley...
Serious issue. Genuinely don't know what drives people to film incidents while people are clearly in need of help.
Road deaths: Call for crash videos and photos to be illegal in NI - BBC News
Road deaths: Call for crash videos and photos to be illegal in NI - BBC News
Road deaths: Call for crash videos and photos to be illegal in NI
Fiona Ferris was filmed giving CPR to Dominic McGrath, who died after being hit by a bus in Newry last December.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Serious issue. Genuinely don't know what drives people to film incidents while people are clearly in need of help.
Road deaths: Call for crash videos and photos to be illegal in NI - BBC News
Road deaths: Call for crash videos and photos to be illegal in NI - BBC News
Human safari's as they were allgedly called apparently. As a frequent visitor to Sarajevo and Bosnia, it is still traumatised by that conflict. This is dreadful.
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians - BBC News share.google/vXCQlTdewHjf...
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians - BBC News share.google/vXCQlTdewHjf...
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Human safari's as they were allgedly called apparently. As a frequent visitor to Sarajevo and Bosnia, it is still traumatised by that conflict. This is dreadful.
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians - BBC News share.google/vXCQlTdewHjf...
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians - BBC News share.google/vXCQlTdewHjf...
This is hard to comprehend.
What could Elon Musk do with $1trn?
What could Elon Musk do with $1trn?
What could Elon Musk do with $1trn?
We have drilled down into the numbers and examined what you can do with a trillion dollars (£761,910,000,000) and it turns out, quite a lot.
news.sky.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is hard to comprehend.
What could Elon Musk do with $1trn?
What could Elon Musk do with $1trn?
That is a significant increase to add daily to costs around uniforms and sports gear.
School meals to increase by almost 20% - BBC News
School meals to increase by almost 20% - BBC News
School meals to increase by almost 20%
The cost of a school dinner for primary and special school pupils will go up by 50p from £2.50 to £3.00.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
That is a significant increase to add daily to costs around uniforms and sports gear.
School meals to increase by almost 20% - BBC News
School meals to increase by almost 20% - BBC News
Terrific evening celebrating #GRW2025 in Newry thanks to @nmdcouncil - well done the musicians, dancers, speakers, the organisers and especially the more than 100 community folk who do the work we were celebrating. And the brilliant @barrabest - you were a ray of sunshine!
October 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Terrific evening celebrating #GRW2025 in Newry thanks to @nmdcouncil - well done the musicians, dancers, speakers, the organisers and especially the more than 100 community folk who do the work we were celebrating. And the brilliant @barrabest - you were a ray of sunshine!
That is a heck of a win for Ulster Rugby. Brilliant. Augurs well for the season.
October 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
That is a heck of a win for Ulster Rugby. Brilliant. Augurs well for the season.
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Our Chair, @peterosborne.bsky.social, is the keynote speaker at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council's Celebration of Good Relations Event on Thursday 16 October. He has been involved in a number of key civil & peace building developments in Northern Ireland.
www.newrymournedown.org/council-to-c...
www.newrymournedown.org/council-to-c...
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our Chair, @peterosborne.bsky.social, is the keynote speaker at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council's Celebration of Good Relations Event on Thursday 16 October. He has been involved in a number of key civil & peace building developments in Northern Ireland.
www.newrymournedown.org/council-to-c...
www.newrymournedown.org/council-to-c...
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Fabulous day advocating for Integration today at @sdlp.bsky.social conference with @peterosborne.bsky.social representing the @iefni.bsky.social and @integratedalumni.bsky.social. Lots of powerful conversations and laughs were had.
October 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Fabulous day advocating for Integration today at @sdlp.bsky.social conference with @peterosborne.bsky.social representing the @iefni.bsky.social and @integratedalumni.bsky.social. Lots of powerful conversations and laughs were had.
Excellent piece about @CCBSCrossBorder by @agendani - strengthening relationships across all of these islands.
www.agendani.com/the-centre-f...
www.agendani.com/the-centre-f...
The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation: Unlocking opportunities across borders - agendaNi
For over 25 years, the Centre for Cross Border Cooperation has been shaping opportunities for government, business, and communities by breaking down barriers across these islands, writes Anthony Soare...
www.agendani.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Excellent piece about @CCBSCrossBorder by @agendani - strengthening relationships across all of these islands.
www.agendani.com/the-centre-f...
www.agendani.com/the-centre-f...
Nothing like the #RyderCup. Come on #TeamEurope thrive on the noise and pressure. Bring it home to where the sport started.
September 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Nothing like the #RyderCup. Come on #TeamEurope thrive on the noise and pressure. Bring it home to where the sport started.
Sorry to read this. Dickie Bird was such a character.
Dickie Bird obituary: Without playing for England, son of Barnsley became one of cricket's most famous figures - BBC Sport
Dickie Bird obituary: Without playing for England, son of Barnsley became one of cricket's most famous figures - BBC Sport
Dickie Bird obituary: Without playing for England, son of Barnsley became one of cricket's most famous figures
Dickie Bird, who has died aged 92, did not play cricket for England, yet his status as a legend of the game is in no doubt, writes BBC chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sorry to read this. Dickie Bird was such a character.
Dickie Bird obituary: Without playing for England, son of Barnsley became one of cricket's most famous figures - BBC Sport
Dickie Bird obituary: Without playing for England, son of Barnsley became one of cricket's most famous figures - BBC Sport
Well done to all the team @CCBSCrossBorder for another terrific annual conference. Thanks to them and all sponsors and speakers including Ministers. On to the next event bringing mutual benefit to people.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Well done to all the team @CCBSCrossBorder for another terrific annual conference. Thanks to them and all sponsors and speakers including Ministers. On to the next event bringing mutual benefit to people.
Whatever the rights or wrongs don't you love it when older people rebel like this.
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Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps - BBC News
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Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps - BBC News
Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps
Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.
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September 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Whatever the rights or wrongs don't you love it when older people rebel like this.
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Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps - BBC News
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Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps - BBC News
Glad to see this renewed appeal and attention. Someone must know something even so many years on.
Brian McDermott: Police appeal over 1973 murder of east Belfast boy
Brian McDermott: Police appeal over 1973 murder of east Belfast boy
Brian McDermott: Police appeal over 1973 murder of east Belfast boy
Police say they are "acutely aware" of the pain Brian McDermott's family have faced as no-one has been convicted of the killing.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Glad to see this renewed appeal and attention. Someone must know something even so many years on.
Brian McDermott: Police appeal over 1973 murder of east Belfast boy
Brian McDermott: Police appeal over 1973 murder of east Belfast boy
Must see.
Bayeux Tapestry: French voice fears over artwork's move to London - BBC News share.google/UZKLBhG7cdxb...
Bayeux Tapestry: French voice fears over artwork's move to London - BBC News share.google/UZKLBhG7cdxb...
Bayeux Tapestry: French voice fears over artwork's move to London
The precious medieval work is to be displayed in London next year - but the French art world is strongly opposed.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Must see.
Bayeux Tapestry: French voice fears over artwork's move to London - BBC News share.google/UZKLBhG7cdxb...
Bayeux Tapestry: French voice fears over artwork's move to London - BBC News share.google/UZKLBhG7cdxb...
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Cross-border project partnerships, planning and networking. We have a free online 'guided' course with cross-border expert @anthonysoares.bsky.social for individuals and community & voluntary groups interested in 'Getting Started with Cross Border Collaboration'.
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August 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Cross-border project partnerships, planning and networking. We have a free online 'guided' course with cross-border expert @anthonysoares.bsky.social for individuals and community & voluntary groups interested in 'Getting Started with Cross Border Collaboration'.
crossborder.ie/what-we-do/p...
crossborder.ie/what-we-do/p...
In the Heat of the Night. What a terrific movie on BBC iPlayer now. Fifth time watching and Poitier and Steigar get better and better.
August 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In the Heat of the Night. What a terrific movie on BBC iPlayer now. Fifth time watching and Poitier and Steigar get better and better.
Very sorry to hear that Martin Smyth has passed away. Found him generous and kind; willing to listen and led with empathy. Condolences to his family and friends.
August 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Very sorry to hear that Martin Smyth has passed away. Found him generous and kind; willing to listen and led with empathy. Condolences to his family and friends.
No justifiable reason for smacking a child. Sooner NI and England introduce legislation the better. Seems that 82% of under 24s agree.
Fresh call for UK-wide smacking ban as NSPCC says more young adults believe it's wrong
Fresh call for UK-wide smacking ban as NSPCC says more young adults believe it's wrong
Fresh call for UK-wide smacking ban as NSPCC says more young adults believe it's wrong
Health experts have urged a smacking ban across the UK, with doctors and psychiatrists saying research shows the "detrimental effects of physical punishment".
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August 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
No justifiable reason for smacking a child. Sooner NI and England introduce legislation the better. Seems that 82% of under 24s agree.
Fresh call for UK-wide smacking ban as NSPCC says more young adults believe it's wrong
Fresh call for UK-wide smacking ban as NSPCC says more young adults believe it's wrong
Watch the London skyline appear from the glass elevator at the top of one of Battersea Power Station's massive chimneys.
August 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Watch the London skyline appear from the glass elevator at the top of one of Battersea Power Station's massive chimneys.
Good luck to everyone receiving results today. As we all know it's never the end of the journey, whatever the results. Hope it goes as well as expected or hoped though.
August 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Good luck to everyone receiving results today. As we all know it's never the end of the journey, whatever the results. Hope it goes as well as expected or hoped though.
While social media can be a source of good, at times it beggars belief that falsehoods like this are invented and shared. Dreadful.
Schools targeted in 'simply untrue' online campaign
Schools targeted in 'simply untrue' online campaign
Schools targeted in 'simply untrue' online campaign
A social media post claimed that schools were getting children to write Valentine's Day cards to adult refugees.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
While social media can be a source of good, at times it beggars belief that falsehoods like this are invented and shared. Dreadful.
Schools targeted in 'simply untrue' online campaign
Schools targeted in 'simply untrue' online campaign