The monthly Book Club - with Vivian Avraamidou-Ploumbis The monthly CIBCA Book Club in The Three Fiddles is always a relaxed affair. Unlike other clubs, we don’t all read the same book and then come together to discuss it. Quite the opposite - we all read whatever we enjoy and then come along to share our recommendations. Each person brings a book they have read recently and tells the group a little about it. Once everyone has shared, we enjoy discussing the titles and swa

Maurice enjoying a cup of tea on his balcony in Vršovice Tell us a little bit about yourself, Maurice I'm from a little village in the north of Kerry, called Ballyheigue, a coastal village. I left Ballyheigue when I was in my early 20’s. I went off to Scotland for a couple of years to study and then I moved to Prague. I go back home about once a year. It's a lovely place to visit during the summertime. My family is still there so it’s nice to go back from time to time. I cam

Prague Kids GAA in full force at the launch Prague Kids GAA Launches New 2026 Club Jersey at the Irish Embassy On Tuesday, 12th May 2026, Prague Kids GAA proudly unveiled its new 2026 club jersey during a special launch event held at the Irish Embassy in Prague. The event brought together young players, parents, coaches, supporters, and members of the Irish community to celebrate another exciting chapter in the growth of Gaelic games in the Czech Republic. The new jersey repr

Simon Rawlence enjoying a Guinness at The Three Fiddles Simon, can you tell us a little about yourself and your Irish connection? It was not until I had been living in Prague for several years that I discovered my Irish origins. Up until then I had considered myself British, but “British” in a colonial sense, both sides of my own and my wife’s family were born overseas in India, Japan, Cyprus etc. Growing up, my son Ben had been very influenced by this history and he himself

The New GAA Prág Jersey The Isle of the Dead, known in Irish as Oileán na Marbh, is one of the most haunting and historically significant places in Donegal. Located off the rugged coastline near Gweedore and Donegal Airport, the small island appears peaceful and isolated, surrounded by crashing Atlantic waves and wide sandy beaches. Yet beneath its quiet landscape lies a deeply moving history connected to loss, faith, and local tradition. For centuries, Oileán na Marbh served

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

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

Isara on stage [ česká verze níže ] For those who don't know your music, how would you describe yourselves? We named our musical style Celt-Folk-Rock and I dare say that even after more than 20 years it still holds true. We are based on the traditional music of the British Isles - Ireland, Scotland and England. We don't just try to copy original patterns, but bring our own ideas and arrangements from other genres that we enjoy. Lyrics are very important to us - we sing in Cz

Spring has arrived in Nasavrky - the Land of the Celts česky - niže The first flower has already peeked out of the ground and that means only one thing - Spring is approaching, which must of course be welcomed properly in the Land of the Celts . Experience beautiful days in the company of the Celts and the awakening nature! From Friday to Sunday, April 3-5 2026, a number of diverse workshops and interesting activities with a spring theme await visitors, and on Monday, April

Daniel Zappi, and a recent production in Hamburg Tip Of The Tongue Tip Of The Tongue is an international performing arts project founded and directed by Anglo-Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and theatre-maker Daniel Zappi ( www.danielzappi.com ). The project aims to produce and foster work with community at its heart, focusing on three main areas: Professional Theatre: Producing original productions in Czechia and abroad. Education: Delivering high-quality workshops and

View from the Main Stage as the After Party got underway with Foggy Dude Don't want to read all the detail? Just click here to get to CIBCA's Instagram story compilation 😉 What a day it was for the biggest ever CIBCA St. Patrick’s Parade - on Sunday March 15, 2026. Already this year we knew it was going to be bigger and better, largely due to the generousity of our sponsors - The Irish Times Bar and Guinness - and as Parade Director Darragh Price outlined in a recent Exp

Celtic Legends is back! [Český niže ] After a successful tour in 2025, Celtic Legends are returning to the Czech Republic with their energetic show full of Irish music and dance. This time they will perform in just five cities in April 2026 - Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Zlin and Hradec Kralov. Celtic Legends hail from the wild and beautiful Connemara region of Ireland and have been touring the world since their inception. Their performance, which combines live music, dance and si

Dylan Moran is back in Prague - on October 25, 2026 Dylan Moran returns to Prague after more than three years with a brand-new show. Czech audiences know him best from the cult series Black Books. The performance will take place on October 25, 2026 , at the Prague Congress Centre. Showtime. What are you going to do? Are you going to go to work? Or stay in bed, chasing oblivion. Guess what? We're fresh out of oblivion. The Economy will do fine without you - but how long will

John B. Keane's Comedy "Moll" will be performed at Divadlo D21 on March 14 An Irish theatre group [Cultúr Slovensko] based in Bratislava is coming to Prague on Saturday March 14 to perform John B. Keane's " MOLL " at Divadlo D21 in Vinohrady. Moll is a hilarious and highly successful comedy about life in an Irish country presbytery. 'When a presbytery gets a new housekeeper it becomes like a country that gets a change of government, or like a family that gets a new stepmothe

CICBA is delighted to announce that this year's Parade for St. Patrick's Day will be bigger and better than ever. It will start on Václavské náměstí at the junction with Jindřišská at 14:30 on Sunday March 15 [precisely here in fact]. Look out for large inflatable figures and Parade Stewards wearing hi-viz vests branded with the CIBCA logo and you'll know you're in the right place. Look out for this guy - should be fairly easy to spot in a crowd... Thanks to the generosity

Seán O'Sullivan and Louise Kelleher of the Wild Geese together with Josef Ryzec at the book launch On February 25, 2026 the Wild Geese Cultural Society of Bohemia launched the publication of a book by Josef Ryzec in which he documents his voyage of discovery in determining that his ancestor was indeed Irishman Walter Devereux, who assassinated Generalissimo Wallenstein on the orders of the Emperor 392 years earlier, to the day. This publication represents the culmination of 1

St. Piran, holding the flag of Cornwall, which bears his name The story of the sixth century abbot St. Piran blends history, myth and Celtic Christianity. St Piran was originally said to have been an Irish Bishop who was exiled from Ireland and thrown off the highest cliff in Munster tied to a millstone. The story goes that the saint floated on the millstone all the way to Cornwall where he came ashore at Perranporth, on Cornwall's north coast, on March 5th . He settled in C

Martin Beanz Warde as Patrick, a Traveller dealing with bereavement The Dead House is a critically acclaimed dark comedy play written and performed by Martin Beanz Warde , a prominent actor, comedian, and writer. His debut play is a powerful and moving dark comedy that explores complex themes of family, tradition, and self- acceptance. Set in the house of the deceased, the play is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of finding one’s voice and