'He typifies so much of what I love about Cork': Éanna Hardwicke on being Roy Keane

Éanna Hardwicke and directors Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa discuss Saipan, their film about Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy’s 2002 World Cup fallout

Éanna Hardwicke as Roy Keane in Saipan. Picture: Aidan Monaghan

The summer of 2002 conjures many memories, but in Ireland it will always be remembered as the moment Roy Keane pulled out of the FIFA World Cup in Saipan.

The country was left deeply divided following Keane’s fallout with Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy in the build-up to the tournament.