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4 unusual facts about Ben O'Donoghue


Ben O'Donoghue

In 1996 O'Donoghue travelled to the United Kingdom where he worked at The River Café before moving to become Head Chef at the Monte's Club in Knightsbridge with Jamie Oliver.

In June 2009 O'Donoghue took part in Masterchef Australia in a Celebrity Chef Challenge, where he was beaten by contestant Lucas Parsons, cooking a seared kangaroo loin with creamed corn.

After qualifying as a chef O’Donoghue was promoted to Sous Chef at Jessica's Seafood Restaurant in Perth.

O'Donoghue has also worked with Oliver as a consultant food stylist as well as assisting him with various outside catering functions, including cooking for Tony Blair and the Italian Prime Minister.


2010 Meteor Awards

The launch took place in La Stampa on January 7, 2010 and was attended by The Coronas and Danny O'Donoghue from The Script.

3 News

In sport, Greg Clark reported on the victory of New Zealand horse Horlicks in the 1989 Japan Cup, 1990 Commonwealth Games sprinter Peter O'Donoghue was interviewed by Steven Stuart and Clint Brown previewed upcoming summer tennis.

Aidan Dunne

Currently visual arts critic of The Irish Times, Dunne has written extensively on Irish art, with essays on Michael Mulcahy, Victor Sloan, Patrick Scott, Hughie O'Donoghue, Patrick Swift, and Jennifer Trouton.

Alice Barlow

On 15 February 2013, Digital Spy reported that Barlow had auditioned on the second series of The Voice UK and has got through to the next round with Danny O'Donoghue as her coach.

Ann-Margaret Carrozza

Prior to her election to the State Assembly, Carrozza served as a court attorney for Civil Court Judge Peter O'Donoghue and as a clinical intern in the Queens County District Attorney's Office.

Ben O'Sullivan

He made his debut for Bohemians in 1965 and spent the next 3 years at Dalymount Park before signing for Derry City.

Cassius Henry

Two coaches, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue elected for Henry to join their teams—with Henry selecting Jessie J. During the battle rounds, Henry sung "Beat It", originally by Michael Jackson, against twenty-nine-year-old David Faulkner—with Jessie crowning him the winner.

Colin O'Donoghue

Colin O'Donoghue (born 26 January 1981) is an Irish actor and musician best known for his role as Captain Killian "Hook" Jones on the hit ABC show, Once Upon a Time, and his role as Michael Kovak on The Rite (2011).

In 2009, O'Donoghue appeared as Duke Philip of Bavaria in an episode of season 3 of the Showtime historical-fiction series The Tudors.

Colm O'Donoghue

His most recent international big race victory was the inaugural running of the American St.Ledger at the Arlington Million meeting at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois, in August 2012.

Danny O'Donoghue

Danny O'Donoghue was originally a member of a late 1990s band called Mytown with friend (and now also band member of The Script) Mark Sheehan, after being signed to Universal Records in 1999.

After its moderate success, O'Donoghue moved to Los Angeles with Sheehan to write songs and produce for artists such as Britney Spears, Boyz II Men and TLC.

Delhi Herald Extraordinary

O'Donoghue, Peter, Heralds at the Delhi Durbars in The Coat of Arms (journal of The Heraldry Society), September 2006

Donie Collins

Superb late goals by Collins and Éamonn O'Donoghue secured a 3-8 to 1-9 victory and a second All-Ireland medal for Collins.

Ed O'Donoghue

Irish-qualified through his parents he made his debut for Ireland Wolfhounds in February 2009 against Scotland A in the RDS in the 35–10 win.

English tort law

The members of the House of Lords agreed that Mrs. Donoghue had a valid claim, but disagreed as to why such a claim should exist.

Farewell Aunty Jack

The music was written by Rory O'Donoghue, who also did the singing as the character "Thin Arthur", whereas "Aunty Jack" (Grahame Bond) provided wise-cracks and other spoken commentary to the lyrics, addressed to the listener and the singer.

Florence O'Donoghue

Florence O'Donoghue (1895–18 December 1967) was an Irish historian and head of intelligence of the Cork No. 1 Brigade of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence.

Frank A. Barrett

He married Alice Catherine Donoghue on May 21, 1919, and they moved to Lusk, Wyoming.

In the Name of the Brother

Emma (Jennifer Morrison), Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin), and David (Josh Dallas) arrive on the scene and they prevent Gold from killing Captain Hook (Colin O'Donoghue) by pointing out that Belle, if she were herself, would not want him to.

Irish Folk Furniture

Irish Folk Furniture is a short film directed by Tony Donoghue which won the prize for Best Animation at the Sundance Film Festival.

Jane O'Donoghue

She was also given a wild card into Wimbledon and was beaten in round one by Marlene Weingärtner, 4–6 2–6.

In August she lost a tight match in the first round of qualifying for the US Open to Maria Vanina Garcia Sokol, 6–7(4) 6–7(4).

Janine Tugonon

The two broke up in March 2013 after Tugonon reportedly began communicating with The Script's frontman, Danny O'Donoghue after their Manila concert that month.

Jason Donoghue

Following another sixteen–month stint as Shane Swanson on Hollyoaks (2005–07) which ended in January 2007 after Donoghue was axed, Donoghue was cast in the role of Dominic Pearce in the upcoming science-fiction television series Outlanders, making his first appearance as one of the six original protagonists in the series in the pilot episode.

Shortly after departing Outlanders in November 2010 Donoghue announced that he would be returning to Hollyoaks in the new year in his third stint on the show.

Lowitja O'Donoghue

Due to the nearby Sino-Indian War she was advised by the Australian government to evacuate to Calcutta, from where she would depart for her return to Australia.

Mycro sports

Hurling players to have endorsed the helmet include Joe Deane, Ben O'Connor, James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick and Ronan Curran (who played a part in designing some of the helmets).

National Lampoon The Gentleman's Bathroom Companion

The pieces in the book were created by regular contributors to the National Lampoon including Michael O'Donoghue, Henry Beard, Doug Kenney, Sean Kelly, Tony Hendra, P.J. O'Rourke and Ed Subitzky as well as Terry Southern and William Burroughs.

O'Donoghue's Pub

Included are portraits of The Dubliners (Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Ciaran Bourke, John Sheahan and Barney McKenna as well as later members Eamonn Campbell and Sean Cannon) that hang to the right of the entrance where the nightly sessions are played.

Peter O'Donoghue

With Clive Cheesman, currently the Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary, O'Donoghue is the current co-editor of The Coat of Arms, published by The Heraldry Society.

Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg

Philip, Count Palatine is portrayed as Duke Philip of Bavaria by Colin O'Donoghue in the third season of Showtime's The Tudors.

Quorn, South Australia

Former Australian of the year and AC, CBE, Lowitja O'Donoghue also spent a huge portion of her childhood at the Aboriginal mission in Quorn, Colebrook Children's Home.

Robbie O'Connell

Clean Cabbage in the Bucket (And Other Tales From The Irish Music Trenches), co-written with Seamus Kennedy, Dennis O'Rourke, Harry O'Donoghue and Frank Emerson.

Roger Donoghue

Roger Donoghue (November 20, 1930 – August 20, 2006) was a prizefighter who taught Marlon Brando how to box for his role in the 1954 movie On the Waterfront.

Donoghue died in Greenport, New York of complications from Alzheimer's disease.

Seamus Kennedy

Clean Cabbage in the Bucket (And Other Tales From The Irish Music Trenches), co-written with Robbie O'Connell, Dennis O'Rourke, Harry O'Donoghue and Frank Emerson.

Shakespeare My Butt

British author John Donoghue's 2004 book Shakespeare My Butt!, a humorous travel memoir of quirky destinations in Great Britain, also took its name from the album; Donoghue acknowledges the band's influence in the book, and the cover features a blindfolded image of William Shakespeare in homage to the blindfolded band photo on the album cover.

Stephen Negoesco

After his retirement from coaching men's soccer, Negoesco was inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003, National Soccer Coaches Association of America hall of fame in 2003, joining his former coach, Gus Donoghue, Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (BASHOF) in 2009 and the West Coast Conference Hall of Honor (WCC) in 2010.

The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist

"The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist" was an American comics feature, written by Michael O'Donoghue and drawn by Frank Springer.

Timothy O'Donoghue

Timothy O'Donoghue (born 1841, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Red River Campaign.

Tony O'Donoghue

He is known for many mistakes in his football journalistic career most famously when he stated to Ireland football manager Giovanni Trapattoni that with Germany having beaten Sweden that it was a good result for his side, despite the match not having finished.


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