Keane saddened by exile Ireland

Roy Keane shares Niall Quinn’s disappointment at Stephen Ireland’s international exile — insisting representing Ireland should rank as the high point of a player’s career.

Keane’s fellow Corkman has declined to line out for his country since 2007, with Martin O’Neill revealing in May the Stoke City player hasn’t returned his calls.

In his latest autobiography, The Second Half, which Keane will officially launch today at the Lansdowne Road Stadium, the Ireland assistant boss echoed the contrast made by Quinn between the degree of commitment shown to the Irish cause by Ireland to a warrior like Davy Langan during the 1980s.