Coilin O'Connor

Prague's third annual fringe theatre festival started on Tuesday. This year's festival has attracted 158 performers from all over the world. The event is organised by…

Pat Cox, President of the European Parliament, paid a flying visit to Prague on Monday. Mr Cox's trip to the Czech capital was certainly a timely one in that it has helped…

The first records of a Jewish presence in the Czech lands date back to the tenth century. The contribution that the Jewish population living here made to Czech life and…

Perhaps no figure in modern Czech history is as controversial as Edvard Benes. He was the second president of Czechoslovakia: twice he had to give way to hostile forces…

Now that the latest EU enlargement has finally been ratified, there are some who are already thinking about the further expansion of the Union. One region that will surely…

Today - 15 years after the Velvet Revolution - there are literally dozens of different media publications on sale at newsstands throughout the country. There certainly…

Wine has been produced and enjoyed in the Czech lands for hundreds of years. Legend even has it that vineyards were first cultivated by Prince Borivoj as far back as the…

As the Czech Republic knuckles down to making the most of EU membership, the success of Ireland within the European Union is often cited as the benchmark for it to emulate…

The Prague Spring International Music Festival is an annual event that showcases some of the best classical music from both Czech and international composers. Since its…

Since its first line began running three decades ago, Prague's metro system has expanded with the city. It now has three lines in an underground railway network covering…