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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Drahoš and ex-hockey star Hašek show early interest in running for presidency
President Miloš Zeman is due to remain in office until early 2023. But that hasn’t stopped names of possible successors already appearing in the media. Mr. Zeman’s…
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“Masaryk really liked the idea”: Czech YMCA members on organisation’s past and present
A major celebration of the 175th anniversary of the YMCA gets underway in London next Sunday and among those in attendance will be a delegation from the Czech Republic…
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Pražský výběr leader Michael Kocáb turns 65
Michael Kocáb has been active in politics (he oversaw the withdrawal of Russian troops from Czechoslovakia in the early 1990s) and business. However, he is best known as…
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Senators say Zeman violated constitution but legal move likely doomed
The Czech Senate has voted to bring charges against President Miloš Zeman for allegedly violating the country’s constitution, including by refusing to appoint a government…
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Prague exhibition captures full range of sculptor Giacometti’s oeuvre
A retrospective of works by one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century, Alberto Giacometti, is now on at the National Gallery in Prague. The exhibition brings…
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State accused of owing large amount to hospitals
The state, via health insurance companies, owes hundreds of millions of crowns to hospitals. That’s according to a petition from representatives of medical unions, the…
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Daily news summary
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Daily news summary
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Slavia bookies' favourites as 2019–2020 football season begins
The new season in Czech football’s First League gets underway on Friday evening, when Jablonec play host to Bohemians 1905. Champions Slavia are the bookmakers’ favourites…
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Gene Deitch, Part 2: On Pete Seeger, US Communists in Czechoslovakia and Prague’s transformation
Animator Gene Deitch settled in Prague almost 60 years ago and directed Tom and Jerry and Popeye cartoons behind the Iron Curtain for the US market. The small number of…
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