Obituary: Man Utd Roy Keane’s father is dead

Manchester United legend Roy Keane is in mourning after his dad Maurice “Mossie” Keane died on Wednesday.

He suffered a stroke in November, and passed away at in the Heather Care Home in the grounds of Cork’s Orthopedic Hospital in Ireland.

His funeral is set to take place on Saturday.

Maurice and wife Marie had five children – Roy, three other boys and a girl.

Roy, 47, left his role as Nottingham Forest assistant manager this summer, with the Telegraph reporting that he “spent weeks mulling over the decision”.

He is not long back from a family holiday to Lake Como spent with wife Theresa and their five children Shannon, Caragh, Aidan, Leah and Alanna.

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