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Off duty - Marie Gavláková relaxes with a Guinness outside The Three Fiddles Marie, can you tell us something about yourself? I'm a twenty-three-year-old medical student from Prague, currently in my fifth year at the Second Faculty of Medicine, and in less than two years I hope to become a qualified doctor. But at the same time, a big part of me is an Irish dancer and manager of the Irish dance group Rinceoirí, which is by the way the oldest Irish Dance group in the Czech Rep

Halloween - or Samhain. Where did the traditional celebration originate? Oíche Shamhna, 31 October 2025 The Wild Geese Historical Society has been asked to investigate the origins of the feast of Halloween, which will be celebrated around the world on 31 October. Americans, of course(!) think they invented it but the real origins are surprisingly much older than when Irish emigrants brought the celebration with them during the 18th and 19th centuries. But how far back do you

The six-nation Inter-Celtic Flag - certainly more legible than its cousin, the eight-nation one. Regular readers of the newsletter will remember last month’s article, ‘ The Inter-Celtic Flag ’ based on the eight nations version of the flag. The six nations of Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall as well as Galicia and Asturias - two regions in North West Spain. However, ‘no language, no nation!’ is a short but pithy saying in each of the six Celti

Starting from October 23, 2025 Aer Lingus will fly direct to Cork from Prague, twice a week. This route has been reinstated after a break of 17 years, and will operate on Thursdays and Sundays using an Airbus A320 (174 seats). In addition to the new route, the existing Dublin service will also remain in the winter flight schedule. Click to book your flight now! About Cork Airport Cork Airport is the Gateway to the South of Ireland, and as the second largest and best-connected

The International Festival of Celtic Culture Lughnasad is held annually on the last weekend of July. The International Celtic Culture Festival Lughnasad is held annually under the patronage of the Ambassador of Ireland to the Czech Republic in the open-air museum Země Celtů in Nasavrky near Chrudim in the middle of the Železné Mountains. The festival is a celebration of the Celtic festival of harvest, and has a program for the whole family. It consists of musical shows by Cze

On October 14 2025, CIBCA held its Autumn Pub Quiz at The Three Fiddles. Four teams participated- Gag's Army Stumpton Massive Newbies The Wild Geese Competition was fierce, but eventually Stumpton Massive seized the day [see the final scoreboard below], and walked off with the grand prize of a 1000Kč voucher, kindly provided by The Three Fiddles management. The video and photos here capture the mood. CIBCA's October 2025 Pub Quiz The Final Scoreboard

CIBCA's October 2025 Newsletter - published on September 1, 2025 Click the image of the Newsletter to read the entire issue.

Halloween - that spooky time of the year that kids love... Halloween Trick-or-Treat for Charity is an event for children with a charitable dimension. Last year, we managed to raise 263,000 CZK for SOS Children's Villages . The founder Dinah Spritzer-Richter and several friends organized the first Halloween in Prague for her two children back in 2017, and since then, more and more people have been joining the event and the number of enthusiastic little trick-or-treaters has in

Enough to make your head spin? Or your heart burst with pride? The Inter-Celtic Flag - in all its glory. Following on from the article...

In the last of the Summer sunshine (but lots of it!), on Sunday September 21 2025, CIBCA held the Equinox Family Picnic and Barbeque at the grill area in Ladronka. Participants brought food and drink to share in a friendly atmosphere. This video from Paul Dubsky capture the mood of the event. CIBCA's Equinox Family Picnic & Barbeque

St. Gall - and a bear. Some accounts suggest that in this image from 1555, the Saint does not have a halo, but is in fact carrying a...

Man in charge - Alan Gibbons in his office at the Embassy of Ireland. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Thanks, and it's a pleasure to meet and to have a chat. I am the Irish Ambassador here in the Czech Republic, and have been for the last two years. 
I'm the youngest of 12 children, I grew up in County Kilkenny, on a farm in the countryside between the village of Bennettsbridge and Kilkenny City (or town as Kilkenny people call it). 
It was a mixed farm, so it was alway