The Irish business community in Prague has been meeting informally since 1991 to exchange ideas and experiences. In December 1995, the Czech-Irish Business Association was launched in the restaurant U Ševce Matouše beside Prague castle. Cultural aspect has been added later on making CIBCA what it is today, the Czech Irish Business & Cultural Association.

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​The strength of CIBCA is very much in community building – CIBCA arranges events where people can get together and develop a lifestyle, business contacts and friends all at the same time while keeping the community active for future generations.

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CIBCA has been honored by the Irish government as the leading representative of the Irish community in the Czech Republic. As a result, CIBCA has had the privilege of participating in events with distinguished guests such as President McAleese, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Tánaiste Harney, Ministers Micheál Martin, Dermot Ahern, Mary Coughlan, Michael Ahern, Noel Ahern, and many others.​​

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CIBCA has always been supported by the Embassy of Ireland, and by all previous ambassadors: Marie Cross (September 1995 - July 1999), Michael Collins (August 1999 - July 2001), Joe Hayes (October 2001 - August 2005), Donal Hamill (September 2005 - October 2009), Richard Ryan (December 2009 - November 2011), Alison Kelly (February 2012 - August 2015), Charles Sheehan (August 2015 - August 2019), Cliona Manahan (September 2019 - September 2023) and Alan Gibbons (October 2023+).

 

As a not-for-profit organization, CIBCA makes donations to charities linking Ireland and the Czech Republic, such as the Barretstown Gang Camp, Krtek children’s cancer unit in Brno Hospital (which works with the BGC), The Ocean Youth Trust Ireland (the Czech team were the overall winners of the race from N. Ireland to France in 2005) and others. Over the years CIBCA has donated many hundreds of thousands of crowns to charity and good causes.

 

The committee and members of CIBCA are dedicated to keeping this proud tradition of support and community going strong. We hope you will join us!