Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has denied suggestions that the timing of the publication of assistant manager Roy Keane's new autobiography could prove to be a distraction for the squad this week.

Excerpts from the book have already been making waves.

With Keane set to be involved on the bench and in training alongside O'Neill for games against Gibraltar and Germany, there have been worries that any controversy could impact the team.

But O'Neill appeared to bat away such suggestions when he faced the press today: