'She's a bit of a rascal': Irish actor Brian F O'Byrne on starring with Sigourney Weaver 

My New York Year is just one of the upcoming highlights at the Dublin International Film Festival, now an online event that can be accessed from any part of the country 

Brian F O'Byrne and Sigourney Weaver, stars of My New York Year.

Screen legend Sigourney Weaver leads a powerhouse cast in My New York Year, an adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s beloved memoir, My Salinger Year. Set in New York in 1996, it recounts one heady summer in the city when a wannabe writer is hired as an assistant to JD Salinger’s decidedly old-school literary agent. The movie will screen virtually as part of this year’s Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, which continues until March 14.

For actor Brían F O’Byrne, who himself spent decades of summers in the city, it was a story worth telling. “It's a beautiful memoir, it’s a great read, and was actually what drew me to come into the project because I lived in New York for over 20 years. I was there in the 90s. So even her references to bars in the East Village and the characters, I knew them all. I was running around the same time.”