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10 easy-to-watch series you can binge this Bank Holiday
While many people are ready to dive into a mammoth binge session when a Bank Holiday rolls around, others prefer some easy viewing. From rewatching come classic sitcoms to exploring some new series that should be on your watchlist, you truly have an abundance of options to beat the Sunday scaries and relax in style. Here's 10 series we here at think you should be watching this Bank Holiday Weekend. This multi-award winning comedy is always high up our list for a rewatch, and with episodes not being too long, you can easliy rewatch the whole series in less than a week. For those who have never seen it, the series stars father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Annie Murphy as the wealthy Rose family who lose all their money and are forced to go live in the town of Schitt's Creek. Ahead of the second season arriving on August 6, what better time to either watch or rewatch season one of Wednesday? The young Addams is changing school and will be attending Nevermore Academy for the semester. While she tries to not live in her parents' acedemic shadows, she uncovers a murder mystery that only she can solve. Based on the film of the same name, this Tina Fey-co-created series has eight 30-minute episodes, meaning you can knock out the first season in on night. The series follows six friends who meet up every season and how their lives change over the course of a year. The show has already been renewed for a second season and we couldn't recommend it more. A series that had viewers gripped from the first episode was the Disney+ series Paradise starring Sterling K Brown and James Marsden. It's a show that is hard to describe without spoiling the mega plot-twist in the conclusion of the first episode, but we'll just say it stars a Secret Service agent who is in charge of protecting the President of the United States and… well… things go wrong. Another show that has a new season incoming is the massively popular Only Murders in the Building which has taken the true crime podcast trope and made a fictional series out of it. Starring Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez, with some megastar cameos and supporting cast each season, there are four seasons for fans to feed their murder mystery appetites now streaming, and season five lands September 9. While it's been 15 years since the show ended, Scrubs is still a popular series for a rewatch. And, considering it's getting a reboot with many of the main cast returning, what better time to pop it back on the telly? Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag was the show everyone was going crazy for when it was airing, and even though it's only two seasons with a total of 12 episodes, it's a must-see show. The show is adapted from Waller-Bridge's 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe one-woman play of the same name (which won a Fringe First Award) and introduced the world to Andrew Scott's Hot Priest. Based on the book series by Lee Childs, Reacher stars Alan Ritchson as the titular character who always seems to find himself getting into trouble and needing to help solve a mystery or two. The series has three seasons now streaming, and the fourth is currently in production. A show that might have gone under the radar is The Big Door Prize which stars our very own Chris O'Dowd and follows the residents of a small town which is changed when a mysterious machine appears that promises to reveal everyone's true potential. Similar to many of the shows on this list, it's only 30-minutes an episode and has two seasons now streaming, but alas, that's your lot. This entry might be the most difficult to get a hold of in the Rep of Ireland without a VPN, but the UK version of Ghosts is definitely worth the effort and has five seasons to watch. The show follows a group of ghosts from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing it with its new living occupants, and stars a slew of familiar faces from the British comedy scene such as Taskmaster alumni Charlotte Ritchie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Mathew Baynton, and Lolly Adefope.
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2 days ago
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When will Storm Floris reach Ireland?
Storm Floris is set to bring unseasonably windy weather and heavy rain for most of the country. The storm is set to wreak havoc on the northwest of the country over the bank holiday weekend, with Met Éireann warning of dangerous travelling conditions, structural damage and fallen trees, and power outages. Storm Floris is set to land in Ireland on Sunday (August 3), with unseasonably high winds and heavy rainfall. Pic: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos The storm hasn't formed yet, but is expected to reach Ireland on Sunday night (August 3) and into Bank Holiday Monday (August 4). The storm has developed through Friday from a frontal wave that is currently lying to the south of Nova Scotia, with an unusually strong jet stream for the time of year carrying the system toward Ireland as it deepens rapidly. No weather warnings have been issued by Met Éireann at the time of writing, but after being named by the Met Office in the UK, a weather advisory has been issued for the country. Forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock warned of the system, saying 'Storm Floris will bring a spell of wet and unseasonably windy weather, particularly for northwestern areas, through Sunday night and into Monday. 'However, there is still some uncertainty in the details so the full impacts of the system cannot yet be determined. By Saturday though, the event will be within the range of our high-resolution DINI forecasting model and warnings will be issued.' With outdoor events such as All Together Now happening this weekend, Mr Doran-Sherlock has said that the advisory is necessary, saying 'as this is a Bank Holiday Weekend with a large number of outdoor events and with many people going camping, etc, and with an increased usage of temporary structures such as tents, more people will be at a greater risk of exposure than would normally be the case.' A weather advisory has been issued ahead of official warnings due to a number of outdoor events happening. Pic: Brian Lawless/PA Wire/PA Images 'And while we are in a period of neap tides, with lowest tidal ranges of this cycle expected on Sunday and Monday, strong onshore winds and high waves may cause wave overtopping in low-lying coastal areas in the northwest and west.' Meteorologist Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather also showed a model of how the storm will go through the country, saying that the strongest gusts will be in northern parts of the country, with the rain moving quickly across the country before clearing east by lunchtime on Monday.
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3 days ago
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Met Eireann issues Storm Floris warnings for bank holiday
Storm Floris is arriving into Ireland just in time to wreak a bit of havoc on the end of the August Bank Holiday weekend. The storm is set to move in over the northwest of Ireland late on Sunday night, with 'unseasonably strong winds' and 'heavy rainfall' occurring through to Monday afternoon. Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory but as they don't issue actual warnings more than three days in advance, an official warning will be issued on Saturday. Met Éireann will issue warnings on Saturday. Pic: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos The national forecaster is asking that 'people pay particular attention to the information and advice, and take them into consideration for any planned activities'. Some potential impacts of the storm include dangerous travel conditions, knock on impacts for outdoor events, structural damage, fallen trees and debris, power outages, waves overtopping and localised floods. Storm Floris, which has currently not yet formed, is expected to develop through Friday from a frontal wave, currently lying to the south of Nova Scotia. An unusually strong jet stream for this time of year will carry the system towards Ireland through the weekend, with the storm deepening rapidly. The storm will arrive on Sunday night. Pic: Collins Photos Forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock said: 'Storm Floris will bring a spell of wet and unseasonably windy weather, particularly for northwestern areas, through Sunday night and into Monday. 'However, there is still some uncertainty in the details so the full impacts of the system cannot yet be determined'. 'By Saturday though, the event will be within the range of our high-resolution DINI forecasting model and warnings will be issued'. 'However, as this is a Bank Holiday Weekend with a large number of outdoor events and with many people going camping, etc, and with an increased usage of temporary structures such as tents, more people will be at a greater risk of exposure than would normally be the case. 'And while we are in a period of neap tides, with lowest tidal ranges of this cycle expected on Sunday and Monday, strong onshore winds and high waves may cause wave overtopping in low-lying coastal areas in the northwest and west.' Storm Floris has been named by the @metoffice, as a low-pressure system is set to move in over the northwest of Ireland late on Sunday night, bringing unseasonably strong winds 💨 and heavy rainfall 🌧️ through to Monday afternoon. 🧵1/4
