Michael was recently awarded the Prix Europa, Berlin (2009) with Liam O Brien, for the documentary 'Mighty Mac', a profile of Limerick Upholsterer and world champion power lifter, Ger Mac Namara.

Past winner of The Prix Marulic for his documentary 'Fading Echoes' (2003), based on the stories of newspaper sellers in Cork and Dublin in the 50s and 60s.

Michael has made numerous documentaries for RTE Radio One's 'Documentary on One' over the last 10 years.
He is a native of Belfast, Now living by the river Shannon in Tipperary he works with RTE Lyric FM as well as making Documentaries for the 'Doc On One'.

Michael recently completed a Masters Thesis on 'The Soundscape of Nostalgia' in selected Irish Radio Documentaries, as a part of an MA in Irish Media from University of Limerick / Mary Immaculate College (2009)