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Roy Keane and his ‘ghost’ Roddy Doyle at the Aviva Stadium Lansdowne Road Nua  launching ‘The Second Half’ today.

Roddy is immune to the death stare at this stage.

Meanwhile, Roy is asked the question on everyone’s lips.

Are you clinically insane? “‘Story with the beard?”

Saddam hipster.

Video: Newstalk

Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

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Depends.

It’s Ray and Roy, live from Cork.

During their discussion, Today FM host Ray D’Arcy asked former Manchester United captain and current assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland football team, Roy Keane if he would be interested in working with Manchester United, in the wake of the club’s manager David Moyes getting fired last week.

Ray D’Arcy: “In a dream world?”

Roy Keane: “No, no, I don’t think that way. I just think, ehm…I was at a match on Friday night, I was at a match on Saturday, you know, I’m up in the stand looking and thinking, you know, I’d love to have a team. And then I get back in my car, I spoke to Martin [O’Neill, manager of Irish team], I think it was Saturday night… and obviously I’m delighted to be working with Martin and Seamus and the other staffs. So, you have to be careful what you wish for. I just really appreciate the opportunity I have at the moment. What happens further down the road…you asked me a question earlier about management, I never thought I’d go into being a manager really, I didn’t think I’d probably do TV games…so..”

D’Arcy: “You change.”

Keane: “I’m always not thinking too far ahead at all possible and just focus on, focusing on helping Ireland qualify.”

Pic: Will Hanafin

Listen to interview here.

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Sunderland v Chelsea - Premier League[Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Roddy Doyle, top, and Ireland’s
assistant football manager Roy Keane, above]

Roddy Doyle is to write Roy Keane’s memoir, called The Second Half. It will be published this autumn.

The Bookseller reports:

Keane said: “I am very happy to be working with Roddy Doyle on this book, and look forward to the experience.”

Doyle said: “Ten years ago I was buying something in a shop in New York and I handed my credit card to the young African man behind the counter. He read ‘Bank of Ireland’ on the card, looked at me and said: ‘Ireland – Roy Keane.’ I’m delighted to be writing this book with Roy.”

Roddy Doyle to write Roy Keane memoir (The Bookseller)

Pics: The Inside Left and Irish Media Watch