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Derry Girls writer to become first woman to receive freedom of Derry

Derry Girls writer Lisa McGee is to receive the freedom of her home city that inspired the hit TV series. Members of Derry City and Strabane District Council voted unanimously yesterday (Thursday June 30) to make Ms McGee the first woman to receive ...

01 Jul 2022 at 11:15

Arts & Entertainment

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee to launch new comedy series

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has written a new comedy thriller set in Northern Ireland for Channel 4. The eight-part series, titled How To Get To Heaven From Belfast, follows a group of schoolfriends who now lead very different lives in their ...

22 Aug 2023 at 09:44

National News

'Enforced viewing' of Derry Girls finale suggested to promote GFA understanding

A suggestion has been made to show the final episode of Derry Girls in schools across the UK to aid understanding of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. The final episode of the Channel 4 drama included a poignant look back at 1998 and the ...

19 Oct 2022 at 10:46

Arts & Entertainment

Extended Derry Girls episode to air same week as series three finale

Derry Girls will come to an end with a 45-minute extended episode set at the time of the Good Friday Agreement. The hit Channel 4 series, about a group of teenagers growing up in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, around the time of the IRA ...

01 May 2022 at 10:00

National News

Creator of Derry Girls becomes first woman to receive Freedom of Derry

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has been awarded the Freedom of Derry, making her the first woman to be given the award. The screenwriter, who has won international praise for the hit programme Derry Girls, attended a short ceremony ...

06 Dec 2022 at 10:33

Arts & Entertainment

Derry Girls among big winners at BPG Awards

Derry Girls and This Is Going to Hurt were among the big winners at the Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards. The two hit programmes picked up a pair of prizes each at the 49th annual ceremony, which was held in central London on ...

24 Mar 2023 at 12:16

Arts & Entertainment

'We're all still in a group text' - Women who inspired Derry Girls gather at new exhibition

Childhood friends of Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee have spoken of the “mindblowing” success of the show ahead of the opening of a new exhibition. The new Derry Girls immersive exhibition, which opens to the public in the Tower ...

04 Jul 2023 at 14:45

Arts & Entertainment

Hollywood star makes surprise appearance in new season of Derry Girls

An Irish Hollywood star has made a surprise cameo appearance in returning Channel 4 hit comedy series Derry Girls. Liam Neeson, 69, plays a police inspector who is intent on finding out the truth behind a burglary at the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 10:53

Arts & Entertainment

Derry Girls actress in winner's circle at Bafta TV awards

Siobhan McSweeney has won the first Bafta TV award for best female performance in a comedy programme. The 43-year-old actress won the award for her role as Sister Michael, the eye-rolling principal of the show’s Our ...

15 May 2023 at 10:23

Arts & Entertainment

Oscar-winning director reveals he is a fan of Derry Girls

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has spoken of her disbelief after Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese revealed he watches the show. The Northern Irish screenwriter shared a video of Scorsese, the film-maker ...

28 Nov 2022 at 15:33

National News

Young boy awarded €20,000 after vicious dog attack

A young boy who was attacked by a Jack Russell dog while out playing on his bike has been awarded €20,000 in compensation. The boy and his parents appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where the Infant ...

24 Apr 2024 at 11:42

Arts & Entertainment

Daughter of former US president makes surprise cameo in emotional Derry Girls finale

Chelsea Clinton made a surprise cameo appearance in the emotional final episode of Derry Girls which paid tribute to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The hit Channel 4 comedy series came to ...

19 May 2022 at 11:52

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