Spot quiz: How many people in Ireland had heard of an island called Saipan before May 2002 dawned? Very few would be the answer.
But fast-forward through the past 18 years and you will find hardly anyone on this island who hasn't heard of or uttered the name of that geographic point in the western Pacific.
Needless to say, it's become a simple byword for the the events surrounding Roy Keane, Mick McCarthy and the Irish team in that locale ahead of the 2002 World Cup.
.@Darrenfrehill looks back on another momentous moment in Irish sport: Roy Keane leaving the Ireland 2002 World Cup squad in Saipan - @morningireland on @RTEradio1 from 8.35am pic.twitter.com/kErvrdenwH
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 1, 2020
Darren Frehill has been looking back at Saipan and the fallout on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland, including Roy Keane's famous interview with RTÉ journalist Tommie Gorman, who will be discussing the story behind that one-to-one on Sunday Sport this weekend.
Delve back into the events of that summer right here:
Each week on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland, we will be delving into the archives to relive the nation's favourite sporting memories.
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