Oscar Brophy
Oscar Brophy

Oscar Brophy hails from County Kerry in the west of Ireland. He has lived in Bratislava since 2016 and has worked variously as a teacher, comedy promoter and bar owner. His areas of interest are culture, travel and politics.

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Pro-Palestine protestors gather outside the US Embassy on Bratislava's Hviezdoslavovo námestie square on 22 March 2025.

This protest was for Gaza—then it turned into a showdown with a Marxist MEP and a far-right influencer

Led by members of the anti-capitalist Front movement, the protest in central Bratislava drew a modest turnout of around 80 attendees.

Eva Staroňová hosts the Glass Button Awards & Slovak Fashion Night at NY Fashion Week.

She’s got the look – and the vision

Eva Staroňová built a career in modelling but found her true calling in cultural diplomacy—now she is on a mission to showcase Slovakia to the world.

The Uprising festival.

A reggae festival in Slovakia? Against the odds, Uprising thrives

For 18 years, organisers have built a space for reggae in the heart of Europe.

Oscar Brophy, the author of the piece you are about to read.

The joke’s on me

Trying to build an English-language comedy scene in Bratislava was a ridiculous idea. So of course, I had to do it.

"Together against fascists"

Smoke a joint? Wear the wrong clothes? That could get you beaten up in 2000s Bratislava

Slovaks recount being hunted through the streets of Bratislava.

Two characters from "A Bright Room Called Day"

A new English-language theatre voice in Bratislava steps into the spotlight

Spare Parts stages Tony Kushner’s "A Bright Room Called Day", drawing parallels between Weimar Germany and Slovakia today.

Bratislava vs Dublin

Bratislava people unfriendly, claims Irish-language course

Unflattering words for "an Bhrataslaív".

MEP Ľuboš Blaha.

“I was an intellectual – then they called me a monster,” MEP Blaha claims

Ľuboš Blaha on politics, Ukraine, LGBT+ rights, multiculturalism, Elon Musk, and more.

Miro Tolla of the punk band Nihilobstat, who practiced in the Prístavný most garages in the early 1990s, about to be interviewed outside the same garages by budding documentarian Tomáš Bulánek .

Have you heard the sound from the garage?

Documentary aims to shed light on Bratislava's underground music scene.

A still from Molchat Doma's Live at Panorama Hotel video
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The Betyari z Felvidék
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TV review: Pressburg series puts multilingualism in the spotlight

Na Slovensku po slovensky? Not in Pressburg.

Nuussuaq district in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, with the Sermitsiaq mountain in the background.

“Can you imagine a war between NATO allies? Putin would laugh.”

Danes and Slovaks react to Trump’s proposal to buy Greenland.

Annamária Janeková (R) and Katarína Morháčová (L) on stage in DPOH.
An Irish/British TV sitcom from the 90s called “Father Ted”.

It doesn’t have to be like this

Imagine if Slovakia was a nightclub.

Countdown to 2024 in front of Bratislava's historic National Theatre on Hviezdoslav Square on December 31, 2023.

How to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2024 in Bratislava

In 2024, Slovakia implemented a ban on the sale and use of specific pyrotechnic products.

The bod.k7 gallery space in the centre of Nitra.

They installed bold exhibition in street-facing windows. Then harassment started

A display in Nitra sought to challenge perceptions of Slovak folklore.

Students rehearsing "Drinking Habits".

Nuns, wine, and chaos: Student theatre’s farce hits the stage

English-language theatre has found its audience in Bratislava.

H. E. Safa Khaldi, ambassador of Palestine to Slovakia

Ambassador: 'Palestinian Slovaks are a priceless part of Slovak society'

An interview with Safa Khaldi, Ambassador of Palestine to Slovakia.

The iconic Csáky Palace in Bratislava's Staré Mesto
The Foreigners' Police office in Bratislava's Vajnory district.

'Truly unbelievable': How broken is the Foreigners' Police booking system?

Foreigners share their experiences and frustrations trying to navigate the online booking system.

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