My Life with Muireann Walsh: 'I am a Cork mum who saw the devastation in the West Bank first hand'

Muireann Walsh visited the West Bank and spoke to Sarah Horgan bout what she witnessed

Muireann Walsh, Behind her are two images by artist Anne-Marie Farrell and a painting from the Children of Gaza exhibition. Picture: Larry Cummins

From a distance, they appear like any other homes, until you take a closer look and realise their doors have been cruelly welded shut by Israeli soldiers.

It is difficult not to become emotional when speaking about the brutal treatment of Palestinians I witnessed on a trip to the West Bank last year.