Speaking about the award, judges said that McGee's Derry Girls 'approached the underlying questions of prejudice, antagonism, cultural division and violence .
Lisa McGee's "Derry Girls" endorsed the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize's objective to promote and encourage peace and reconciliation in Ireland.
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