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.
The fact that Neanderthals were able to make a fire and use it, among other things, for cooking, demonstrates their intelligence. One wonders how many men – or women could light a fire today? ‘This confirms our observations and theories from previous studies,’ explains Diego Angelucci, archaeologist at […]
MICHAEL WALSH INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM SINCE 1983. The scourge of Western propaganda is again destroyed as Fiorella Isabel, journalist, geopolitical analyst and American journalist recounts her experience in the Islamic nation and how it differs from pictures in Western media. One of the oldest and most culturally rich countries in West […]
Australians have voted against constitutional amendments that would have allowed Indigenous people to create an advisory body that could discuss issues of concern to them with government and Parliament, Australia’s National Tally Room reports. WE WELCOME READERS’ COMMENTS ON OUR STORIES Is apartheid (separation of the race) good […]
Israel and the Western Alliance are on final warning: There is still a chance to prevent the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from spilling over, Tehran believes. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has urged Apartheid Israel to end its airstrikes on Gaza, warning that the conflict with Hamas could spread across […]
MICHAEL WALSH – EX-MARINER Samuel Plimsoll (1824 – 1898) was an English politician and social reformer. He is best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line. This is a painted watermark on a ship’s hull indicating the ship’s maximum safe draught. If the weight of a loaded cargo pressed the vessel’s […]
A poorly dressed man asked for a ‘Suspended’ coffee in a cafe. I was very surprised when I learned what this meant! A few years ago, I sat with a friend in a small cozy cafe near the famous city of Venice. While we were enjoying incredibly delicious […]
American experts advise the United States to prepare for a war on two fronts – with Russia and China. Any such war, as with the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East will include all NATO member countries – and their unfortunate servicemen and women. If until this […]
MICHAEL WALSH MUSIC CORRESPONDENT: Musically nothing evokes the Spanish experience as does Richard Harvey’s melody Concerto Antico; especially when it is played by John Williams, the internationally acclaimed guitarist. The sincerest form of flattery being imitation, this guitar concerto is adorned in a rich filigree of Spanish lace. […]
Kyiv has achieved nothing and Russian troops have now taken the initiative, a top diplomat says: The four-month ’counteroffensive’ by Ukrainian forces has failed to reach any of its objectives, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told the Security Council on Friday. ‘For several days now, Russian […]
MICHAEL WALSH JOURNALISM SINCE 1983: Over hundreds of years the Press, now known as mainstream media, has been labelled The Fourth Estate: i.e., ‘The public press, that had an unofficial but often great influence on public affairs, was called the fourth estate. In the 19th century, the fourth […]
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