Ian Willoughby

Monday is International Women’s Day. March 8 was a major celebration here under the Communists – and there have been mixed feelings about it since 1989.

Charlatan triumphed in the Czech Lion national film awards in Prague on Saturday night, picking up gongs for Best Film as well as Best Director for Agnieszka Holland.

The main national film awards, the Czech Lions, takes place in Prague on Saturday night, which Charlatan, Shadow Country and Havel among the main contenders.

Cliona Manahan, Ireland’s ambassador to the Czech Republic, says that her approach is based on reaching out – and that she see her embassy as aninformal “Ireland House”.

Mobile network operators in the Czech Republic report a rise of between 66 and 71 percent in their customers’ data consumption in 2020 compared to the previous year.

Clown Doctors deliver joy to children and seniors at Czech health care facilities. With Covid they are having to meet fresh challenges – and doing valuable work online.

At the start of March, Czech Edita Kudláčová will assume one of the most important jobs in her field: Head of Radio and Audio at the European Broadcasting Union in Geneva.

Kateřina Tučková is a leading young Czech novelist. Her novel Gerta, focused on the post-war mistreatment of ethnic Germans, has just been published in English.

In recent days simple pink sleds have been grabbing attention in parks in Prague and elsewhere in the country. They can be accessed via a mobile app created by Rekola.

With many offices empty due to the coronavirus situation, some Czech companies have become subletting space – and offering lower rents and other incentives.