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Czech firefighters win the gold medal at the World Firefighters' Games in
Adelaide. Czechs develop a taste for exotic food. And, the Pub of the Year
Award goes to....Tramway! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsLazy service sets the standard
Have you ever visited a Prague restaurant and faced a particularly grumpy
waiter? Or still worse, found yourself being overcharged? In the last six
months the Czech Trade Inspection has checked over 3500 restaurants around
the country and in more than 40 percent found that the Law on Consumer
Protection has been violated. More
Current AffairsThe rise and rise of the budget airline changes the face of Prague
A million Britons are set to visit the Czech Republic in the coming year,
with well over half of them holidaying in Prague. The rise and rise of the
'budget airline' has given Brits a feasible - and cheap - alternative to a
weekend at Butlins, or in the Yorkshire dales. But British tourists are
gaining a certain notoriety here in the capital, with the number of
visiting British stag parties also on the rise. Rosie Johnston looks at
the positive and negative effects of the low cost flight.
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One on OneFrank Haughton - pub pioneer building bridges between Czechs and Irish
Rob Cameron's guest in this week's One on One is Frank Haughton, who set up
a number of Irish bars in Prague over the last decade. Originally from
Wicklow in Ireland, Frank left his job as a stockbroker to come to Prague.
Today he owns just one bar - Caffrey's, on the Old Town Square - and it
was there that Rob caught up with him to talk about starting out in the
early 90s, the stag party invasion, and the Czech thirst for Irish
culture.
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