Coilin O'Connor

Hadej Kdo by Czech hip-hop act Indy & Wich was one of the most eagerly awaited recent new releases. This latest offering by the rapper Indy and the DJ-producer Wich is the…

In Sports News this week: speed skater Martina Sablikova wins World Cup gold in Turin; Michal Slesingr is a surprise silver medallist at the Biathlon world championships…

Any foreigner who has lived in the Czech Republic can tell you stories of how difficult it is to truly assimilate with the local population. No matter how well you learn…

In the Communist era, it was illegal in this country not to have a place to live. All this has changed in the 16 years since the Velvet Revolution, however, and there are…

When Karel Capek's play Bila Nemoc or The White Plague first came out in 1937, it was seen as a warning against the dangers of fascism, which was sweeping through Europe…

In the Communist era, it was illegal in this country not to have a place to live. All this has changed in the 16 years since the Velvet Revolution, however, and there are…

This week has been a good one for Czech anti-smoking campaigners. On Tuesday the High Court in Brno supported a lawsuit taken by one tenant in an apartment building to ban…

In Sports News this week: it was a good week for Czech strikers playing in France's Ligue 1; Liberec march on in ice hockey's Extraliga; Jaromir Jagr moves up the NHL all…

In today's Business News: Czech living standards are improving, but many households are also struggling with debt; Czech uranium mines are looking to attract new…