Thomas McEnchroe
I was born into a Czech-English family in Yorkshire, but grew up in Prague and joined Radio Prague International after finishing my Master’s degree. It is a fun job which allows you to cover various topics of which my favourite is history. In my free time I like to read and play floorball.
articles by the author
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Church in Prague receives relic of Czech Marco Polo
On Tuesday evening a special delegation from Italy delivered a relic to the Church of Our Lady of the Snows in central Prague. The holy object in question is a fragment of…
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Rusnok: Interest rates could go up before the end of 2018
The Czech National Bank could raise its interest rates twice by the end of the year, said the bank’s governor, Jiří Rusnok, in an interview with Reuters. The bank’s…
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Labour minister proposes 15 measures to tackle poverty trade
On Monday, the minister of labour and social affairs called for a wide-ranging interdepartmental effort to sort out the issue of rogue landlords preying on families living…
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Sensors tested by Czech Technical University could prevent bridge collapse
Scientists from the Czech Technical University in Prague are testing sensors built into bridges that should be able to continually monitor the strain and tension within…
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State visit by Indian President seeks to expand ties with Czech businesses
Indian President, Ram Nath Kovind, is meeting with both the Czech President and Prime Minister this Friday. Representatives of over 50 Indian enterprises are arriving…
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Futurologists flock to Prague as Future Port Prague opens up
Dozens of experts from all over the world gathered at a conference today, which opened up this year’s edition of Future Port Prague. The two day show, taking place in the…
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New website documents communist-era anti-Semitism
Whether it was in the show trials of the 1950s or reporting from the Middle East, an undercurrent of anti-Semitism was present in the communist propaganda apparatus in…
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Major exhibition on totalitarianism to open under Prague metronome in October
Starting in October, the area around Prague‘s metronome will house a large exhibition detailing the key moments in Czech totalitarian history. The project, which was…
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New Czech plant identification software claims to be best in the world
A joint effort by two Czech universities claims to have developed the most accurate plant image recognition system in the world. Able to identify thousands of different…
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Unique bagpipe collection to accompany Festival at Strakonice
In the run-up to the 23rd International Bagpipe Festival in Strakonice, a special bagpipe exhibition has opened up to the public. Seventy of these instruments from all…
