Roy Keane meets the Cork lord mayor Dan Wallace ahead of the 1986 Kennedy Cup final. The first time I played against Roy Keane’s Rockmount, was in the under-12s, and I was wearing the blue and white of Glasheen. We were managed by Tony Connolly, charismatic wing back on the Cork hurling team that ended the great All-Ireland famine in 1966. Roy Keane with the Republic of Ireland under 21s before a match against England in Cork in 1990. Roy Keane in 1996, thinking, or not, about all those who have travelled in his orbit.

Source: The Irish Times March 08, 2026 12:01 UTC