Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.
Every year the start of school and turning leaves once again signal the coming of autumn, and in the stunning rolling countryside of Belgium’s Pajottenland and Zenne […]
Brussels non-profit organisation BXLove has awarded the title of the best Belgian beef stew in the city to Brasserie Ommegang. Both the public and a panel […]
Industrial action is due to take place across Belgian airports at the beginning of October 2024, with Brussels Airport, Charleroi Airport and Liège likely to be […]
The future is not looking bright for beleaguered Air Belgium, following an almost year-long reprieve from bankruptcy during which an as yet unsuccessful search for investors […]
Belgium will this weekend mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation in the Second World War with several events, including in Ypres, the town forever associated with […]
From 26 to 29 September, the Brussels event venue Gare Maritime, at Tour & Taxis, will be hosting the 13th edition of the yearly Eat Festival. For four […]
When it comes to Belgian food, most tourists are well-acquainted with waffles, chocolate and fries. However, even though Belgium is a tiny country, it has a […]
You may have already seen the famous blue stone of Tournai, Belgium, without realising it. Alongside textiles, it is an export the city is famous for, […]
Built in 1909, the 5-star Astoria hotel in Brussels has been abandoned since 2007. In 2016, the Corinthia Group took over the property and, after extensive […]
Brussels Airport Zaventem was partly evacuated and partly put on lockdown on Saturday night after a “suspicious report” put security and police on alert for a […]