bank holiday today, Scotland is the only country that doesn't get a day off. The public holiday on August 30 means England, Wales and Northern Ireland have a three-day weekend, with banks, shops and business shut.
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BritBox UK has commissioned comedy-drama series The Dry, produced by Normal People and The Favourite outfit Element Pictures in association with Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, and in partnership with RTÉ.
Playwright and screenwriter Nancy Harris (The Good Karma Hospital) and director Paddy Breathnach (Viva) are behind the eight-part series set in Dublin, which began shooting on Monday, and will debuts exclusively on BritBox UK in 2022.
Starring are Roisin Gallagher (The Fall), Ciarán Hinds (Game
bank holiday today, Scotland is the only country that doesn't get a day off. The public holiday on August 30 means England, Wales and Northern Ireland have a three-day weekend, with banks, shops and business shut.
Conversations with Friends and Normal People, author Sally Rooney has been hailed as one of the great chroniclers of millennial life. Now the Irish writer, 30, has shared an eminently sensible and empathetic view of what fame is really like in 2021.
Olivia Rodrigo reigns supreme on the Official Irish Albums Chart for an 11th week, while homegrown acts Villagers and Orla Gartland take out spots in the Top 3.
There “was always hope” that Shameless star Emmy Rossum would return for the show’s final season, network president Gary Levin revealed on Tuesday. Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out due to scheduling conflicts.
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David Walliams has reunited with Matt Lucas as the pair got together to mark David's 50th birthday.
Foreign Secretary was reportedly "unavailable" when officials in his department suggested he "urgently" call Afghan foreign minister Hanif Atmar on August 13 - two days before the Taliban marched on Kabul - to arrange help for those who supported British troops. It was initially reported the Afghan Foreign Ministry refused to arrange a call with a junior minister, pushing it back to the next day.
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Aldi is famous for its prices you will never see the traditional buy one get one free deals in any of its stores. A supermarket insider says this is unlikely to change anytime soon as Aldi tries to focus on offering the cheapest deals on a consistant basis, reports Wales Online.Instead, Britain’s fifth-largest supermarket chain offers its famous Specialbuys aisle, which can house anything from electricals and clothes to garden furniture and homeware.
racism, identity and the history of the slave trade. Edinburgh -born Eunice Olumide tells her story in a BBC film that will be shared as a learning resource in schools.