Since its unveiling in 2019, visitors to the city have flocked to Badgers Bar in Orchard Street to take a selfie with Erin, Michelle, Orla, Clare, and "the wee English fella" James from the hit Channel 4 comedy.

The owner of the bar which has the iconic Derry Girls mural painted on its side has refused to comment on criticism of a new structure which partially obscures the famous image.

It’s a plot twist that Derry City Council doesn’t find very funny, and neither do some locals. The main cast of the iconic sitcom Derry Girls were immortalised with their very own mural on a gable end on the city’s Orchard Street in 2019 – but now the pub on which the striking street art is painted has erected an awning that partly covers Erin,

With the new outdoor seating extension at the Derry Girls mural proving a talking point in the city over recent days, we asked passing tourists – many of them big fans of the hit show – for their thoughts.