Author: Deborah O'Donoghue

Deborah O'Donoghue

Deborah studied English and French at the University of Sussex, and Performing Arts at the Sorbonne. She is an experienced teacher and education consultant, and has also worked in car body repairs, as a gopher in a comedy club and in the best fish and chip shop in Brighton. Her debut novel, Sea of Bones, is out on Legend Press in July 2019.

Brussels Hidden Gems: Secret City Islands

4 August 20194 August 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

Behind ordinary streets, shielded by brick facades, lurking so quietly that most visitors will not even suspect their existence, lie

Cult'Art History International Opinion

Portrait: Edith Cavell

3 August 20196 August 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

I grew up being told about Edith Cavell. According to family lore, she was my distant cousin. A British clergyman’s

Beer city Foodie Ixelles

Brussels Hidden Gems: the Malting Pot, Ixelles

27 July 201927 July 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

After the Cantillon Brewery and the after-work party at Abbatoir, we visit another address for those who love a good

Brussels & Regions France International Opinion

Portrait: Laurent Thieule – Director, Committee of the Regions, EU

20 July 201920 July 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

Name: Laruent Thieule Nationality: French Profession: Director, Committee of the Regions, EU “In Belgium we’re totally divided . . .

Anderlecht Cult'Art Visit Brussels

Brussels Hidden Gems: Afterwork Party at Boeremet, Abattoir – and more

7 July 20197 July 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

Continuing our tour of the Midi area of Brussels, via Pensions Tower and Cantillon Brewery, today we head ten minutes

Beer Belgium Brewery Cult'Art

Brussels Hidden Gems: Cantillon Brewery, Anderlecht

30 June 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

Less than ten minutes on foot from the Gare du Midi/Zuidstation and its modernist tower, tucked into a side street,

city Cult'Art Gare du Midi

Brussels Hidden Gems: Tour du Midi/Zuidtoren

22 June 201930 June 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

The Gare du Midi/Zuid is the gateway to Brussels for many visitors but the area immediately surrounding the station does

Belgium Brussels Expat International Opinion

Portrait: Ingrid Daubechies

15 June 201913 July 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

Name: Ingrid Daubechies Nationality: Belgian-American Profession: Mathematician We went to Philadelphia Museum of Art, and my son was seven and

city Cult'Art History

Brussels Hidden Gems: Peter Pan at the Parc d’Egmont

9 June 201918 June 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

While it’s not the largest or most varied park in Brussels, the Parc d’Egmont is the only park inside the

city Cult'Art History Parks

Brussels Hidden Gems: Petit Sablon Square

27 April 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

As we approach International Workers’ Day, it seems only right to visit a corner of Brussels dedicated to tradespeople. Petit