Funeral of Roy Keane's father Mossie hears he 'was very proud of all his children'

The late father of former Republic of Ireland player and Assistant Manager, Roy Keane, considered all of his children to be stars, his funeral mass has heard.

Funeral of Roy Keane's father Mossie hears he 'was very proud of all his children'

The late father of former Republic of Ireland player and Assistant Manager, Roy Keane, considered all of his children to be stars and was so cherished by his family that they kept a constant vigil by his bedside in the weeks leading up to his death, his funeral mass has heard.

Maurice "Mossie" Keane (aged 79) suffered a stroke late last year. He passed away in the Heather Care Home on the grounds of the Cork Orthopaedic Hospital in the city last Wednesday.

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