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.
‘A year and a half later, it is clear that there is no military solution to the Ukrainian conflict, so no military assistance should be provided to Washington-sponsored Kyiv, but only humanitarian assistance,’ said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. He warned that he would not vote for EU anti-Russian […]
Despite its limited influence, Moscow is becoming a major beneficiary of the growing conflict between Israel and Hamas. This chaotic and bloodthirsty war distracts attention from collapsing Ukraine, forces Washington DC to spend even more resources on supporting Palestine’s Israeli occupiers and, most importantly, allows the Kremlin to widen […]
MICHAEL WALSH MEDIA EXPERT: ‘Soldiers of Information’ as a description of journalists is an expression coined by a self-effacing international journalist. Whilst journalists themselves, from humble reporters to household name television anchormen admit their bias, viewers, readers and listeners allow themselves to be influenced by what they see, […]
Recently, I came across a story of immense poignancy even though nearly 200 years have passed since the Irish Famine was a major talking point. It is estimated that starvation and deportation of the Irish, Scottish and English folk led to a 50 per cent loss of population […]
Holocausts and Genocide are bad – unless Israel carries them out: The US is holding Israel back from ‘Biblical vengeance,’ a former Knesset member has said. Israel should level Gaza to the ground and expel all Palestinians to Egypt to deter its enemies, Likud party member and former […]
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 […]
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