Coilin O'Connor

For the past decade, the award-winning Roxy nightclub in the centre of Prague has established itself as the main venue for alternative dance parties, which have become a…

People from all over the country descended on Prague at the weekend for the Czech Republic's national arm wrestling championship. Organised arm wrestling competitions have…

As you are probably well aware by now, a number of events are being held here this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. But while many of these…

Prague's reputation as one of Europe's most beautiful cities has been growing over the last decade or so ever since the city opened up to the world after the fall of…

Like many cities, Prague has more than its fair share of graffiti. It's certainly one of the more visible changes in the appearance of the Czech capital since the fall of…

Coilin O'Connor's guest for One on One this week is Marek Eben. Although Mr Eben is well respected as an actor and musician, he is perhaps best known in the Czech Republic…

Hundreds of people attended a rally in Prague's Old Town Square on Friday to mark the 57th anniversary of the communist seizure of power in February 1948. Under the very…

With its sloping cobbled streets, beautiful baroque churches and an abundance of historical architecture, Olomouc is easily one of the most appealing cities in the Czech…

Jara Cimrman is known to many in this country as perhaps the greatest Czech inventor, artist, explorer and musician of all time. He has been the subject of a dozen plays…

Coilin O'Connor's guest on One on One this week is the translator and filmmaker Josef Rauvolf. Although he now works as Culture Editor of the Czech magazine Instinkt, Mr…