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Dear CIBCA members and friends, St. Patrick’s Day Our national day is next Thursday – March 17th. Some of the Irish community in Prague are planning an informal drink in The Irish Times on Karlova 20, Prague 1, 6pm on March 17th. Please consider - there may be a few familiar faces there. For a full list of events at Prague's various Irish bars please visit the CIBCA blog post here. Ukrainian Support We are living through unprecedented times – the COVID pandemic restricted o

Our national day is next Thursday – March 17th. Some of the Irish community in Prague are planning an informal drink in The Irish Times on Karlova 20, Prague 1, 6pm on March 17th. Hope to see you there! Live music in Prague's Irish bars this St. Patrick's Day, March 17th The Irish Times (Karlova 20, Prague 1) 1 p.m. Brendan Hannigan 5 p.m. Loes 10 p.m. Elias Dubliner (Tyn Courtyard, Prague 1) 1 p.m. Loes 5 p.m. Elias 10 p.m. The Stream (till 2 a.m.) Rocky O’Reilly’s (Stepansk

(Sirshar Qureshi, Chris Guilds and Jon Mortimer who accepted the bronze on behalf of Warren Gray) The annual CIBCA Golf Day took place on Friday September 17th. We were delighted to have a large turnout, and even more delighted that the weather decided to hold out for the day! The last group had a bit of a shower on the 17th hole, otherwise the conditions were perfect. Congratulations to our winners Chris Guilds, Sirshar Qureshi and Warren Gray. Congratulations also to Richar

We had a blast at this years CIBCA BBQ with around thirty of our nearest and dearest friends and family. Many of us were still single and kidless at the first CIBCA BBQ; now we are surrounded by a crop of young adults that will soon take over the mantle of running CIBCA events for the next generation. And time flies! A special thank you to Letenský zámeček who put on a great spread and the beer and wine flowed freely into the evening! Here’s to next year!

We recently found some pictures from past events that we wanted to share with you. These are from 2004 when Mary Harney, then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment was visiting. Mary went on to become the Minister for Health and Children later that year and held that position thru 2011. More pictures to follow! Call out to #FrankNourse #PaulGribbin #StefanLager #GarretByrne #JackStack #MartinTlapa #PaulByrne #DominicLennon #SeanOSullivan #EoinHanley #JimNongey #Patric

This month we virtually met Ambassador Cliona Manahan to talk about Prague, her job at the Embassy, and the presence of Irish businesses in the Czech Republic. We would like to thank the Ambassador for always being available to listen, answer and support. 1.Mrs. Ambassador, what brought you to Prague and when did you arrive? I was appointed to the Czech Republic in 2019 and arrived last autumn from Denmark. Previously, I was Ambassador to Denmark and Iceland and during my ca

Enterprise Ireland is a government organization that supports Irish business development abroad. We have asked Ladislav Muller, manager of the organization, about what they do and what has changed in 2020. 1. What is the scope of Enterprise Ireland in the Czech Republic? Enterprise Ireland offices in Prague and Budapest help Irish client companies (small and medium-sized businesses that export their products or services) in Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Croat

Erin Swan arrived in Prague in August 2019. This is her first posting with the Department of Foreign Affairs. Until then, she worked on International Security Policy issues in DFA Headquarters, Dublin. Erin has studied languages, literature, and translation. She loves to travel and to read. Q: Do you like living in Prague? A: Yes, very much although unfortunately almost half of my time here has been spent in lockdown! One of the favorite things about Prague is the abundance o

Ballymoney Far Beach in North Co. Wexford this afternoon - for anybody who misses the sound of the sea. Send us your pictures and videos. We would be happy to share with the CIBCA community!

On Friday 18th September 2020 we held our traditional annual CIBCA Golf Day. It was held at the beautiful Black Bridge club at Cerny Most, we were lucky to enjoy perfect weather on the day, and we had a fantastic turnout. We held competitions of 0-18 hcp and 18.1-36 hcp, longest drive, nearest to the pin and a team competition. Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all who took part. A special thank you to Andy Newman who helped organize and manage the day, and act

We had a blast at this years CIBCA BBQ with close to fourty of our nearest and dearest friends and family. Many of us were still single and kidless at the first CIBCA BBQ; now we are surrounded by a crop of young adults that will soon take over the mantle of running CIBCA events for the next generation. And time flies! A special thank you to Letenský zámeček who put on a great spread and the beer and wine flowed freely into the evening! Here’s to next year!

An intrepid group of 5 headed off on our inaugural bike trip on Saturday 1st August. The group was Garret & Pavla Byrne, Frank & Stepanka Nourse and Gareth Irwin. The temperature was high at about 30 C but that did not bother us as we were mostly under the cover of trees and beside cooling streams and rivers. We started in Hanspaulka in Prague 6 and the route took us through Divoká Šárka, Přední Kopanina, along Uneticky potok, and Statenice where we had a coffee break at St