CICBA's May 2026 Newsletter - published on May 1, 2026 Click the image of the Newsletter to read the entire issue.

The New GAA Prág Jersey Would you like to get your very own Prague GAA Jersey? If so, please contact Clive Allen [clivallen@gmail.com] and place your order! The design features GAA Prág on the front and the slogan "Praha Abú" on the rear, and is emblazoned with a rather nice heraldic shield with Czech and Irish elements as well as an image of Prague. Read on for size details. There is a wide range of sizes available - Prague GAA Jersey sizes Sizes available for all the family

Bealtaine - a time of bonfires around May 1. How far removed from the Czech Čarodejnice of April 30 can it be? In the Irish language (Gaeilge) – Bealtaine is the name for the month of May. Bealtaine is one of the eight ancient Fire Festivals which have been celebrated on the island of Ireland for over five thousand years! We know this because of the mysterious astronomically aligned passage mounds reputedly built by the Tuatha De Danainn which date from those times. The hillt

ČaroBeltine [ česká verze níže ] Don't you agree with the burning of witches? Do you like magic and want to experience something magical? Come to the Land of the Celts in Nasavrky on Saturday, May 2nd for ČaroBeltine, a celebration of spring, love and magic! On Saturday, May 2nd, the open-air museum in the Land of the Celts will open its doors at 9:30 and will welcome you in a very unusual spirit - this time you will not meet Celts here, but various magical creatures, witches

Pub Quiz participants working on their responses On Thursday April 16, CIBCA held its first Pub Quiz at Sally O'Brien's . The following teams participated- The Five Musketeers Quizzical Education Augh Jayzus! The Toucans The Green Team Plenty of fun was had by all the participants of the five teams assembled, but it was the home team "the Greens" that carried the day. Thanks to Sally's for hosting and sponsoring the main prize - a voucher for Sally's for 1250Kč . There were o

Eoghan O'Reilly Eoghan, can you tell us a little about yourself? I’m a singer-songwriter and musician living in Šumperk in North Moravia. I’ve been part of the Celtic music scene here since its emergence in the nineties and I’ve played concerts and festivals all across the Czech Republic as well as in Poland and Slovakia, mostly with a band ( Happy to Meet, The Bottlewash Band, Ceol Flies and now Bar Fast the Door ) or occasionally as a guest or soloist. Before moving to the