Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.
MICHAEL WALSH MUSIC CORRESPONDENT: John Barry (1933-2011) John Barry Prendergast OBE was a British composer and conductor of film music. He composed the scores for eleven of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987, as well as arranging and performing the “James Bond Theme” for the first […]
Australia’s biased friendship towards Israel undermines peace and forsakes justice for Palestinians while serving neither Australian nor Israeli interests, writes Ben Saul. Former prime minister Gough Whitlam wrote in 1985 that while Australian governments always claimed to take a balanced approach to Israeli-Arab disputes before his own government […]
‘Israel has a very clear message to our enemies. We are saying to them, look what’s happening in Gaza – you are going to get the same treatment if you attack us. We are going to wipe you off the face of the Earth.’ Nir Barkat has said […]
The arrogance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is causing problems with Kyiv’s allies and he believes that, as his country is at war, he can do anything, his former adviser has claimed. In a bombshell interview with Polish news outlet dorzeczy.pl, Oleksyi Arestovych slammed his former boss for […]
Increasing diversity within its women’s team is a key priority, Arsenal said in a statement. English football club Arsenal has said it accepts that it has diversity issues within its women’s first-team squad after drawing scorn online for posting a team photograph that didn’t feature any black or […]
The last census in Australia indicates that, while Christianity is still the answer most people give when asked about their religion, it is in sharp decline, and ‘no religion’ is a close second. Almost 44% of the respondents said they were Christian in 2021, and almost 39% said […]
With its short-sighted policies, President Joe Biden’s administration has left the United States more vulnerable to the effects of international conflicts and changes in oil prices, former US congressional staffer Brandon Weichert writes in 19FortyFive. WE ARE A READER SUPPORTED PUBLICATION keyboardcosmetics@gmail.com According to Weichert, if the White […]
MICHAEL WALSH Music Correspondent. Franz Lehár (1870 passed on October 24, 1948) was the son of the marching band chief of the 50th infantry regiment of the Austro-Hungarian army Franz Lehár (1838-1898) and Christine Neubrand (1849-1906). His mother tongue is Hungarian. German being the language of the army, […]
‘The EU in the worst sense of the word is very much the new USSR.’ Komsomol Pravda journalist Zahar Prilepin. ‘Why is the EU trying to recreate the USSR?’ Mikhail Gorbachev former leader of the Soviet Union. Brussels is a bad parody of the Soviet Union and Hungary […]
Arm yourself. Legally, urges the ex-Slovenian prime minister to tell citizens to purchase weapons after the rise in terror attacks across Europe. The former leader slammed the current administration for its failure to control the flood of migrants crossing Slovenia’s border. Former Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša has […]
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