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1 week ago

We are no longer apologising': Eanna Hardwicke on Ireland's cultural confidence and what it's like to play Roy Keane

Eanna Hardwicke cannot really remember Saipan. Not Saipan the place, a small Pacific Island 200km north-east of Guam. Nor, thankfully, Saipan the film, in which he stars, and which I'm hoping to discuss with him at length this afternoon. No, he means Saipan the incident, Saipan the event, Saipan the crisis that has baffled and incensed Ireland's population for a quarter of a century.
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fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
1 month ago
Soccer (FIFA)

An Ireland apart: How Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy's Saipan fallout went box office

Saipan became synonymous with Roy Keane's explosive confrontation with manager Mick McCarthy in 2002, resulting in Keane's dismissal from the World Cup squad.
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8 months ago
UK politics

Jason McAteer opens up on how his relationship with Roy Keane broke down

Roy Keane's complex persona blends his prowess on the pitch with a controversial public image, as highlighted by McAteer's insights.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Saipan film to reopen old wounds between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy ultras

The film may reopen wounds from the Saipan incident in Irish football.
Public interest could overshadow uncomfortable truths about the Saipan incident.
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