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Fri 13th June saw CIBCA’s Annual Golf Day take place at Black Bridge Golf Resort, Prague. With perfect weather and a good course in great condition it was a good day out for all 13 players - an almost 45% increase in participation on last year! Sandwiches, drinks and sausage rolls were provided on the first tee with the first group getting underway at 12:30pm. Some might consider Friday 13th unlucky but not for Richard Curran, defending champion who scooped top prize again w

CIBCA's June 2025 Newsletter - published on June 1, 2025

CIBCA Annual General Meeting Agenda CIBCA's Annual General Meeting was held on May 29, 2025 in accordance with the guidelines in the Articles of Association. A quorum was achieved, the Meeting approved the Finances, and re-elected the current CIBCA Committee Members to stand for the coming 12 months. The Meeting Minutes and summary financials will be published in due course on the business registry site. Following the meeting, attendees retired to the Three Fiddles for refres

Man in charge - Michael Begley behind the bar at Sally O'Brien's. I'm sitting here with Mike Begley of Sally O'Brien's, the newest Irish pub in Prague, right? Well we opened New Year's Eve 2023. So we've been open like a year and pushing on four months. And will you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you ended up in Prague and what gave you the idea to open an Irish pub? Myself and my best friend Liam, we own the pub [Sally’s] together. We moved to England when we w

We’re delighted to welcome Simply Dance – The School of Irish Dancing as the newest affiliate member of CIBCA! Based in Prague and led by the passionate and accomplished Tereza Zemanová, TCRG, Simply Dance brings the joy, energy, and discipline of Irish dancing to students of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced dancer, the school offers high-quality training focused not only on technique but also on personal growth, teamwork, and res

CIBCA President James Porter introducing the event. CIBCA Members participated this May in the evening event " Around the World with Ten...

CIBCA's May 2025 Newsletter - published on April 30, 2025

Man in his native habitat - Seán O'Sullivan about to enjoy a Pint of Plain at the Three Fiddles. So today I'm with Seán O'Sullivan, sitting at The Three Fiddles - so Seán, tell me a little bit about yourself, where are you from and how did you end up in Prague? Originally I'm from Dublin, and I ended up in Prague in a rather roundabout way, like I'm sure so many others have. I had been working in EU affairs and had been posted to Belfast consequent to the Good Friday Agreemen

CIBCA's April Newsletter , published on March 31, 2025

For this edition, we talked to Tereza Bernardová, director of inSpiral Dance Company. Tereza told us how she became interested in and involved with Irish Dance. Tereza, you are the director of one of the leading Irish dance schools in the Czech Republic – inSpiral Dance. Can you tell us a little bit about how you got into Irish dance? I got into Irish dancing thanks to my father. My dad was always interested in different cultures like Scottish, Irish, English, especially thei

The Hill of Slane, where where Christianity met prehistory The Spring equinox is a celebration of light over darkness, and like the...

On March 16, 2025, in glorious sunshine, Prague saw its largest-ever St. Patrick's Day Parade, led by piper Chip Doehring, St. Patrick himself, the flag-bearer and officials representing the Irish Government and the Embassy of Ireland - Minister Robert Troy [Minister of State] and His Excellency Mr. Alan Gibbons [the Ambassador of Ireland to the Czech Republic]. The video from CIBCA's resident videographer, Paul Dubsky captures the mood. In fact this video was so captivating