Roy Keane’s daughter, Caragh, has bravely shared her struggle with lupus, a condition that left her bedridden for months. In 2021, at the age of 29, Caragh was diagnosed with this chronic autoimmune disease, which prompts the body’s immune system to attack its own healthy tissues.
She sought medical help when she began experiencing symptoms such as blistered skin, joint pains and hair loss. The severity of her condition forced Caragh, who was working as a teacher in Manchester at the time, to resign from her role. Despite these challenges, Caragh is now firmly on the path to recovery and her gut-friendly cereal brand, ‘Superkeen,’ is flourishing.
Her resilience has filled her father, former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, with immense pride, especially given the health struggles she has endured.
In a candid interview with talkSPORT, she discussed the effort she has put into her business and opened up about her health battles. She recalled: “It was around five years ago.
“I started getting these symptoms, which ranged from really painful joints to hair loss and blistered skin. I thought it was because I was stressed at the time.”
“I was teaching and I was thinking, ‘Oh, I’m just really tired’. I was falling asleep while I was driving and things like that. I was thinking, ‘God, this is a bit bizarre,’ but I was just thinking, ‘Yeah, we’ll see how we go on. It must be stress.’
“Until I just physically couldn’t move and was essentially bed-bound for around three months. I wasn’t able to teach. I was always quite sporty and love being active, so it was a real shock when I just wasn’t able to do those things anymore.
“That led me to start researching gut health and just overall wellness. I hadn’t heard of lupus before being diagnosed. So it’s one of those things where it was a real shock to hear that.”
Caragh is one of five children Keane had with his wife, Theresa.
She has three sisters – Alanna, Shannon and Leah – and one brother named Aidan.
When the United skipper was in the headlines, he and Theresa did their best to keep their children out of the limelight.
Now they have all grown up, the pair are doing anything they can to publicly support their children’s ventures.
Asking what role her famous father and mother have been playing, Caragh added: “Me and mum go, we do all the food events. I love that part of it and chatting to people. They’ve been involved with every aspect of it from emotional support and checking on me.
“They’re saying, ‘How are you getting on?’ And I love spending time with my family. So I drag them along to these food events.”
Keane also promoted her brand by introducing some of her cereal on the Stick to Football podcast, which he participates in alongside Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright, Jill Scott and other guests. After distributing the boxes, he declared: “My daughter Caragh has got a company with health stuff. I am proud, very proud.”
Wright responded: “I’m really pleased because of what she’s gone through and, I’m not just saying it, it tastes good. I’m really pleased for her.”