'I could appreciate so much about her': Wildfire dedicated to memory of Nika McGuigan  

Nora-Jane Noone's co-star passed away before the film's official release, but the late actress holds a special place in the hearts of those who knew her 

Nika McGuigan and Nora-Jane Noone in Wildfire. 

Nora-Jane Noone and Nika McGuigan play troubled sisters in Wildfire, writer/director Cathy Brady’s powerful account of family secrets in an Irish border town.  The film is dedicated to the memory of McGuigan, the daughter of boxing legend Barry, who lost her life to cancer in 2019.  

“It has been incredibly difficult to finish this film without Nika,” says Brady. “But it was such a privilege to know her and be known by her. This film is dedicated to our beautiful Nika.”