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How Derry Girls empowered the “wee lesbian” in us all

After three long years of anticipation, the third and final season – sniff – of Derry Girls has landed on Channel 4. The creation of Derry-born Lisa McGee, Derry Girls follows the adventures, mischiefs and mishaps of Erin Quinn, Orla McCool, Michelle Mallon, Clare Devlin and James Maguire as they come of age in the 1990s amidst The Troubles, educating viewers across the world on classic Derryisms, from “catch yourself on” to the all-important “ride”. But where the show truly excels is Clare’s storyline as the “wee

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