2025
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Genres
Drama
History
Production Companies
Northern Ireland Screen
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Wild Atlantic Pictures
Fine Point Films
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Wild Atlantic Pictures
Fine Point Films
Saipan
Overview
The Saipan incident was a very public spat in May 2002 between the then Republic of Ireland national football team captain Roy Keane and manager Mick McCarthy when the team was preparing in Saipan, Japan for its 2002 FIFA World Cup. It resulted in Keane being sent home from the squad. The incident divided public opinion in Ireland and rumbles on to this day.
Key Crew
Director: Glenn Leyburn, Lisa Barros D'Sa
Writer: Paul Fraser
Producer: John Keville, Trevor Birney, Oliver Butler, Macdara Kelleher
