Rhtyhm of the Dance in action [Czech version below ] Don't miss the show that has conquered the world and is always breathtaking.Ireland will once again make local fans dance. Rhythm of the Dance - one of the most successful Irish dance and music shows will be presented in three Czech cities this time with a completely new program that combines virtuoso tap dancers, live music, rich set and impressive scenography, complemented by large-screen projections. Not only fans in Pr

CICBA's January 2026 Newsletter - published on New Year's Eve - December 31, 2025 Click the image of the Newsletter to read the entire issue.

A rather glamourised view of Irish ladies on January 6 There are many Irish folk rituals associated with January 6 , the last day of Christmas and the day known in Ireland as Nollaig na mBan ,  Women’s Christmas or Little Christmas. As a reward for their hard work over the Christmas season, it was a day off from all housework for women, and traditional roles were supposed to be reversed in the home: men did the women’s work in the house while women rested and gathered togethe

Wild Geese enjoying a well-deserved break. From the earliest times (well at least for over five thousand years!) the Irish have marked the passing of the seasons with eight major fire festivals, Imbolc , Bealtaine , Lughnasadh   and Samhain , together with the solstices and equinoxes. The Wild Geese Historical Society of Czechia looks forward to celebrating those festivals again this year with our friends in the Czech Irish Business and Cultural Association (CIBCA), togethe

John McCollum's Garlic Spread - if you love garlic, this is the spread for you! Mashed Garlic Spread This month we have a very simple recipe. A lot of us have eaten a lot of rich food and those who cook have done enough work in the kitchen to see us through to the end of the month, so no need for anything too involved. Roast a load of garlic cloves in their skins, I usually use at least three bulbs. I find about 30 mins at 180 C in a fan oven is a good time to work around

Ask me anything! Darragh in front of a frothy pint in a Prague 6 pub Tell us a bit about yourself, Darragh I'm from Portmarnock, North County Dublin. If you're familiar with Malahide, or Howth, it's in between. I grew up there and stayed there until 2020, and that's when I came to the Czech Republic. I was following closely the COVID pandemic and watching various borders across Europe close. My wife Martina and I and our son (who was not even two at the time) were living in

Musicians Emil Ryumkin and Elizabeth Verner on stage at Café Pointa for CIBCA's Christmas Dinner CIBCA's 2025 Christmas Dinner was held on December 12th at the cosy Café Pointa , and featured a delightful menu of traditional dishes and desserts, prepared with care to capture the essence of an Irish Christmas. Guests, including the Ambassador of Ireland to the Czech Republic, His Excellency Alan Gibbons came together to celebrate the season, reconnect with friends, and suppor

CICBA's December 2025 Newsletter - published on November 30, 2025 Click the image of the Newsletter to read the entire issue.

Chip sits in his creative loft at home in Tuchoměřice William F. Doehring III (a.k.a. “Chip”), tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m a baby-boomer born in 1964, and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and except for some holidays and U.S. Army camps and schools, I remained a resident Baltimorian until I was 22 years old. In classic American fashion, my ancestry on my mother’s side is Irish, my father’s side being German. While attending the Maryland Institute College of Art (

John McCollum's Sausage Rolls with redcurrants pictured - a delicious Christmassy treat! Sausage Rolls Sausage rolls are great finger food - so perfect for the Christmas period.  Usually they are made with sausage meat which you buy direct from your local butcher.  As that’s a bit harder here (though you could just buy the sausages and remove the filling from the casings) an easy alternative is to make your own sausage meat. Ingredients Pastry (homemade as per link or store b

The triskelion on a standing stone at Newgrange George Russell , an Irish poet and artist who went by the pseudonym Æ (often written AE or A.E.) wrote, in 1897 – The Dream of Angus Oge . It included this passage - ‘ As he spoke he paused before a great mound grown over with trees, and around it silver clear in the moonlight were immense stones piled, the remains of an original circle, and there was a dark, low, narrow entrance leading within -  He took Con by the hand and in

Marta Širůčková (CIBCA Hon. Secretary), James Porter (CIBCA President) and Vilma Janoušková (ACORUS Director) On November 20, CIBCA visited the premises of ACORUS to learn more about the work done by this longtime charity partner of CIBCA which assists victims of domestioc violence. In their own words, ACORUS outlines their activities below [in English and Czech ]. ACORUS is a support centre for women, men, and children affected by domestic violence. Since 1997, our mission