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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.

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Daily news summary
Domestic affairs

Hundreds of thousands again gather in Prague to voice their opposition to prime minister

Another mass demonstration against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš took place on Prague’s Letná plain on Saturday. Police estimate that at least 200,000 people gathered on the…
Daily news summary
03:29
Society

Wide range of events in store for Czechs this weekend as 30-year anniversary of Velvet Revolution…

The 30-year anniversary of the Velvet Revolution culminates this Sunday, November 17. Aside from official state tributes, a wide range of commemorative events, including…
03:32
History

Parts of Jewish tombstones to gradually disappear from Prague’s cobbled streets

The undignified use of pieces of ancient Jewish tombstones as cobblestones in Prague’s pavements should soon come to an end. Under a memorandum to be signed between City…
03:02
Foreign policy

Russia places Czech NGO People in Need among list of “undesirables”

The Russian Foreign Ministry has effectively banned People in Need by placing it on its list of undesirable organisations. The Czech humanitarian NGO has since reacted by…
14:41
History

November 17, 1989 reconstructed through testimonies of 300 participants in new book

In a remarkable work of oral history, four students with the help of former dissident and award winning author Aleš Palán have produced a 270 page history of the events…
05:02
Society

Leading figures of 1989 discuss revolutions and their heritage in Central Europe at Czech Radio…

Czech Radio marked the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on Monday with an international conference on the fall of communism in Central Europe and the…
04:00
Culture

Prague’s revamped Lennon Wall becomes open-air gallery

Prague’s Lennon Wall has a new face and will newly serve as an open-air gallery. The famous tourist attraction, which before the Velvet Revolution served as a symbolic…
11:58
Domestic affairs

15 years later – was ending military service right move for Czech Republic?

On November 4, 2004 the Czech Senate approved legislation to end compulsory military service in the Czech Republic. It led to the full professionalization of the armed…

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