Roy Keane's Mother Marie Dies Peacefully

Marie Keane, the mother of Manchester United legend and former Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane, died peacefully on March 27, 2026, at Marymount University Hospital and Hospice in Cork, Ireland. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing in St. Anne's Ward, under the care of the hospital's staff.

A death notice published on RIP.ie confirmed the news, describing Marie, née Lynch, as the dearly loved wife of the late Maurice "Mossie" Keane and the beloved mother of five: Denis, Johnson, Hilary, Roy and Pat. She was predeceased by her husband, who died in August 2019 at age 79 following a stroke, as well as her brother Pat, niece Estella and nephew Thomas. Marie is survived by her sisters Ina, Annette and Josephine; brothers Jack, Leo, Michael and Noel; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; daughters-in-law Linda, Theresa and Mary; and a wide circle of relatives, neighbors and friends in Carhoo, Rathpeacon.

The Keane family, originally from Mayfield and later Rathpeacon in County Cork, built a life centered on resilience and close-knit bonds. Marie and Mossie married on August 10, 1963, after a courtship that began in the early 1960s at the home of...