Keane home attacked by racist vandals

POLICE were yesterday continuing their investigation into a racist attack on footballer Roy Keane after vandals set off industrial fireworks outside his home in Britain.

The powerful rockets were ignited from a crate daubed with the words: “You Irish c***t”.

They were set off at 7.15am on Sunday outside the player’s £1.4 million (€2m) mock-Tudor mansion in the upmarket Manchester suburb of Hale.

Keane’s house is protected by a high-security fence and wrought iron gates and there was no damage to his property, police said.

The attack came the day after the midfielder had starred for Manchester United in the Premiership victory over Spurs.

It is not known if Keane, 33, his wife Theresa, also 33, or their four children were at home. The footballer’s wife is pregnant with their fifth child.

A neighbour alerted police and the fire brigade was called but flames ignited after the fireworks were set off had already gone out.

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: “The fireworks were in a crate which had been daubed with language of a racist and abusive nature. Inquiries are continuing.”

The incident came days after Keane appeared in court to deny charges of common assault and criminal damage following a row he had with a 16-year-old boy while walking his dog near his home.