Dominic Keane is a Scottish banker and businessman who was the previous owner of professional

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club

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Career

Keane worked as a manager for

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. He later ran the holiday company Strathmore Travel, which traded as Dr Holiday. In 1994, Keane was appointed to the board of directors of

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alongside new

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. He became director and chairman of

in 1998, saving the club from bankruptcy and providing investment which saw the West Lothian side promoted to the

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within three years. The club's rise was short-lived as they were placed into

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on 3 February 2004. In August 2009, Keane was accused of defrauding lottery winner John McGuinness of £3m after a partnership to fund a new stand at Livingston FC went wrong. He was later cleared of all charges. However, he revealed during the trial that the financial crisis at Livingston had cost him his home and left him bankrupt.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keane, Dominic Chairmen and investors of football clubs in Scotland 20th-century Scottish businesspeople Livingston F.C. directors and chairmen Year of birth missing (living people) Living people