Marie Keane, the mother of Manchester United and Republic of Ireland legend Roy Keane, has died.
The Keane family has confirmed Marie died peacefully ‘surrounded by loving family at Marymount University Hospital and Hospice in Cork.
A death notice on RIP.ie reads: “The death has occurred of Marie Keane (néeLynch) on March twenty seventh 2026, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and within the tender loving care of the doctors, nurses and staff of St. Anne’s Ward at Marymount University Hospital and Hospice.
‘Marie (née Lynch); dearly loved wife of the late Maurice (Mossie) and beloved mother of Denis, Johnson, Hilary, Roy and Pat. Predeceased by her brother Pat, her niece Estella and her nephew Thomas.’
Roy’s father, Maurice ‘Mossie’ Keane passed away in 2019 on the age of 79 after suffering a stroke.
In 2022, Keane shared a photograph of himself and his mother, captioning it: ‘The one boss I hearken to’.
During an episode of The Overlap last yr, the previous midfielder fought back tears after showing his co-stars an old photo of himself and his parents after a game.
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