Clare O'Dea

Clare O’Dea is the author of five books, including Before the Leaves Fall (2025) and Voting Day (2022), both novels, published by Fairlight Books. In May 2024, Clare O'Dea published an ebook, All About Switzerland, a selection of 29 articles first published in The Local Switzerland.

Originally from Dublin, Clare O’Dea has lived in Switzerland since 2003. She had a varied media career in Ireland, with a freelance stint in Russia. Clare worked for The Irish Times, the Irish state broadcaster (RTÉ) and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Her first non-fiction book, The Naked Swiss: A Nation Behind 10 Myths, was published in 2016 by Bergli Books. Clare turned to Ireland as a subject for her second book, The Naked Irish: Portrait of a Nation Beyond the Clichés.