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.
Ryanair’s legal battle royale with its Belgian-based pilots has ended with the Irish so-called budget carrier having “to align itself with the Belgian social dialogue model”, […]
Why make an Instagram page dedicated to beautiful works of architecture when you could highlight the ugliest buildings instead? Everyone who has ever visited Belgium will […]
Beer and chocolate, it doesn’t get more Belgian than that. Add in some fries and waffles and you’ve got a true Belgian cocktail. We wouldn’t recommend […]
Brussels Airlines faces industrial action from pilots in the run up to the busy Christmas travel period and less than two weeks after narrowly avoiding cabin […]
Cyclist zones are to be fitted with speed cameras, in new regional plans approved by the Flemish government. With no personnel needed to operate, the installations […]
One of the most beloved and impressive sights in Bruges is re-opening on 16 December after a ten-month closure for extensive refurbishment. Museum Sint Janshospitaal is […]
Belgium’s national rail operator SNCB announced last week a green initiative to provide free drinking water in its stations. By the end of 2024, passengers across […]
In spring 2024, Mechelen will be marking 2024’s Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union with a “Construct Europe” festival programme bursting at the […]
A man was arrested Sunday afternoon after reportedly losing his nerves and smashing several check-in counters at Brussels Airport. “It is true that a man behaved […]
After months of repeated strike action to get the management’s attention, a victory has come for Belgium based Ryanair pilots. The labour court in Charleroi, where […]
Some 300 Belgian tourists who have been stranded in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica since Thursday are finally on their way home. A malfunction to the […]