Having moved from my native Ireland to the then newly established Czech Republic in 1993, I was hired at Radio Prague in late 2001. Within a few weeks of joining the station I had got to interview two members of Monty Python (Jones and Gilliam) and thought, This is the job for me. Since then I have reported on all manner of subjects, ranging from Czech accession to the European Union to an oyster eating contest on Old Town Square. My steady feature in recent years has been the interview slot One on One and though it is challenging constantly finding guests it has been a fantastic experience. Recording the monthly My Prague has also been a treat, with subjects almost invariably taking me to at least one spot with which I had previously been unfamiliar.
articles by the author
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Electoral coalitions strike deal on forming new government
Two blocs of parties that ran in recent general elections have agreed on the outline of a new Czech government headed by Petr Fiala of the Civic Democrats.
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Gerta: Kateřina Tučková’s powerful novel shines light on Brno expulsions
Kateřina Tučková’s Gerta centres on Gerta Schnirch, a young member of Brno’s German community who experiences extreme hardships in the immediate aftermath of the war.
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First ever Billie Jean King Cup begins in Prague
The first ever Billie Jean King Cup, which replaces tennis’s Fed Cup, got underway in Prague on Monday. What has made the Czech team so dominant in such tournaments?
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Hrishabh Sandilya: From running Prague bars to aiding refugees in Cyprus
Hrishabh Sandilya helps run an NGO that aims to boost migrants’ chances of finding success in their new countries. But prior to that Sandilya lived for in Prague for years.
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“This festival is the best education”: Ji.hlava chief looks forward to edition 25
The jubilee 25th edition of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival gets underway in the small Czech city on Tuesday. Its founder discusses likely highlights.
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New restrictions introduced as Czech Covid numbers shoot up
Accelerating Covid figures have led to new Czech government measures, including mandatory respirators at workplaces and Covid certificate checks at spots like bars.
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EP16: Opera singer Adam Plachetka
Opera star Adam Plachetka is the only Czech to have sung at the Met in New York before the age of 30 and has appeared at many of the globe’s other great venues.
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Pundit: “It’s a definite breakup between Zeman and Babiš”
There have been many headlines involving President Zeman’s team since the Senate speaker made public a doctors’ statement that the he is unable to perform his duties.
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Augmented reality brings “something completely new” to Signal festival
Prague’s Signal festival of light, which begins Thursday, is promising something novel: “non-existent” installations that can be viewed via the display of a mobile phone.
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Pundit: Five-party coalition “have better chance than many think”
The Czech political landscape has been shaken up by the weekend’s elections, with ANO finishing behind Together, who can lead a coaltion government. What happens now?
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