Doyle co-wrote Keane’s second biography, The Second Half. Keane’s first autobiography, written with journalist Eamon Dunphy, famously led to a falling-out between the two. The disagreement reportedly centered on how Dunphy described Keane’s incident with Manchester City’s Alf-Inge Haaland, although Dunphy denied this.

In contrast, Keane and Doyle remained on good terms after publishing The Second Half.


Presented by Aiken Promotions, tickets for “An Evening with Roy Keane, in conversation with Roddy Doyle” will be available this Friday, November 8th, at 9 am on Ticketmaster.ie.

Keane, often reserved in interviews, gave a rare glimpse into his personal life on Tommy Tiernan’s talk show last year. When Tiernan pressed him further, Keane responded humorously, “What do you want me to do? A somersault?”

With Keane and Doyle’s rapport, the upcoming event promises to offer an engaging evening for Manchester United fans from Cork and beyond.