Month: October 2023

THE PLUCK OF THE IRISH

It is a bit early to be celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day but such is the Irish presence on the world stage it seems every day is an occasion for Irish celebration. Despite being one of the world’s smallest nations the Irish presence punches well above its weight. Ireland […]

WHEN IT IS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

MICHAEL WALSH POET AND AWARD-WINNING WRITER There are two things certain in life so it is said; death and taxes. To this might be added regrets and who better to ask what these misgivings might be than the brave nurses in palliative care. What are deathbed laments of […]

Why the Kremlin is celebrating with high-fives

Moscow feels great joy that Washington faces a difficult test. As Asharq Al-Awsat writes, it will test the effectiveness of the US military and political influence throughout the world, since America will need to support two allies at once in two different military conflicts. Some military-political situations play into […]

MUSICAL NOTES. PLACIDO DOMINGO

MICHAEL WALSH MUSIC CORRESPONDENT. When it comes to across-the-board musical talent Spain is giving the rest of Europe a run for its money. There is however one ball it cannot afford to take its eye off; that of the opera ball and its greatest-ever opera star, José Plácido […]