Keane refuses to discuss hotel altercation; 'We're not One Direction'

Roy Keane refused to answer questions yesterday about the incident with businessman Frank Gillespie at the team hotel on Wednesday that overshadowed the Republic of Ireland’s preparations for their Euro 2016 qualifier in Scotland.

Roy Keane refused to answer questions yesterday about the incident with businessman Frank Gillespie at the team hotel on Wednesday that overshadowed the Republic of Ireland’s preparations for their Euro 2016 qualifier in Scotland.

Speaking at the hotel in Portmarnock for the first time since the incident, Keane flatly refused to discuss what happened, saying: “No, I’m not,” before denying that the publicity had proved a distraction.

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