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16th Nov 2015

VIDEO: Roy Keane cracks a joke about Saipan as Ireland look ahead to Euro 2016

Things are good

Kevin McGillicuddy

You know that it’s been a special night when Roy Keane is cracking jokes about the most infamous episode in Irish football history.

The Corkman missed out on playing any part in the 2002 World Cup after, well, c’mon, we all know why.

So after he and Martin O’Neill guided Ireland to Euro 2016  with an aggregate 3-1 win over Bosnia, Keane was in a light-hearted mood.

So light-hearted in fact that when asked about Ireland’s ambitions next summer in France he managed to sneak in a hilarious reference to his own troubles before the 2002 World Cup.

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