'Only people in Ireland will get this': Saoirse Ronan named her dog after a famous Irish TV character

The Oscar-nominated actress is promoting her new film Little Women in which she plays the lead character Jo March.

Saoirse Ronan says she named her dog after a character from Love Hate.

In an interview with Ian Dempsey, the actress said the Fran from the series is her favourite character, along with the actor Peter Cooney.