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 / Das Strand Haus, is out on Legend Press and Droemer Knaur.

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

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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

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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

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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

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Portrait: Tim Grosvenor

6 April 20196 April 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

Name: Tim Grosvenor Nationality: British Madagascan Occupation: Artist, gallery owner and restaurateur. ‘I was writing a letter at a pub,

Climate Environment Government In focus Taxes Travel Pulse

Fly me to the moon: Are we subsidising a climate apocalypse?

24 March 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

Many of us would like to travel in an environmentally-responsible way, but carbon-guzzling flights often seem both faster and cheaper

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Brussels Hidden Gems: Visit the Crabbegat While You Can

23 March 2019 Deborah O'Donoghue

Between the Royal Observatory and the Chapel de la Stalle, skirting Wolvendael Park, lies one of Brussels’s last sunken lanes. Along surburban Avenue Kamerdelle, you’ll find an ancient paved path tucked between hedges