CICBA's February 2026 Newsletter - published on New Year's Eve - December 31, 2025 Click the image of the Newsletter to read the entire issue.

St. Bridget The Wild Geese will be flocking to a favourite nesting place - The Three Fiddles , Nerudova 12 this Sunday February 1, 2026 starting at 14.00 to commemorate Imbolc. Imbolc, the first of the year's eight Fire Festivals, was regarded by the earlier inhabitants of Ireland (thousands of years before the Celts) as the First Day of Spring. It was a day dedicated to the power of Womanhood. We will be commemorating the Feast with song, storytelling, recitations, recollect

John McCollum's Coca de Trampó - a tasty savoury snack If you’re already fed up with winter, this Mediterranean treat might make you think of sunnier climes. Coca is a traditional Spanish flatbread from the Catalan region and ensalada de trampó is a traditional Balearic salad. Combined they give you a delicious Mallorquin dish usually served for breakfast but which can be eaten at any time and is a great party food. It consists of a dough and a topping so can be made in sep

Spice bags - ready to gladden your heart and spice up a last-lustre takeaway. Have you enjoyed a Spice Bag recently? The spice bag (mála spíosrach in Irish) seems to be growing in popularity around the world as a dish that is considered typically Irish and particularly sought after by younger generations of the Irish diaspora indulging in nostalgic gastronomy.  The fundamental ingredients include crispy fried chicken, onions or scallions, red and green peppers, chilli pepper

Sláinte! Daniela Vránová with a perfect pint at Sally O'Brien's Daniela, tell me a bit about yourself. By profession, I'm a certified English translator and interpreter, and I have been doing it as a freelancer for the last 15 years; before that, I was working as a translator for the Embassy of Malaysia, which was really convenient since I love travelling. However, music is my life! I come from Valašské Meziříčí and studied at the music conservatory in Ostrava first. After ga

Puzzling over the visual conumdrums...CIBCA Pub Quiz contestants try to figure it out! On January 22 2026, CIBCA held another Pub Quiz at The Three Fiddles . Seven teams participated- the wild gees(e) simple minds the internationals the jammers happy toucan mods and rockers bad bunch It was a close call, but the winners were the happy toucan team [see the final scoreboard below], collecting the grand prize of a 1500Kč voucher, kindly provided by The Three Fiddles management.