He first joined the senior panel in 2006, where he made his début against Offaly in O'Moore Park and scored a point.
Keenan's return had been a good one; he won a Division 2A medal against Westmeath, and he also scored in all four games against Antrim, Carlow, Galway, and Clare.
In 2005, at the age of 16, he played for Camross in the Laois Senior Hurling Championship final but lost out in a replay to Castletown.
In September 2006, Camross and Castletown played each other in the Laois Senior Hurling Championship, where there was an off - the - field brawl.
A week after the game both clubs were thrown out of the following championship for 2007 by Laois County Board.