Eanna Rouine dead - Clare GAA 'deeply shocked and profoundly saddened' by passing of young star

His club have also penned a heart-wrenching tribute

TRAGIC LOSS Eanna Rouine dead – Clare GAA ‘deeply shocked and profoundly saddened’ by passing of young star

CLARE GAA have led tributes to Éanna Rouine after the talented footballer sadly passed away on Tuesday.

He had lined out for his county at Under-20 level as well as starring for his club Ennistymon down through the years.

2 His club have described him as a 'great teammate and friend' Credit: Ennistymon Gaa Facebook

2 Éanna Rouine, 21, has sadly passed away Credit: @GAAClare

A heartfelt Banner statement read: "The Clare GAA community is deeply shocked and profoundly saddened by the untimely passing of Ennistymon’s Éanna Rouine on Tuesday morning.

"Éanna was an extremely talented and promising young footballer with both club and county.

"He represented Clare at Minor level in 2021, was part of the Clare U20 panel from 2022 to 2024 and was a star of the Ennistymon CBS football team when the school landed the famous achievement of a provincial double in 2023.

"Éanna was a second year student at UL and had already won an All Ireland Freshers Football title with the college.

"While important achievements and now so important to cherish, these of course are only measures of him as an athlete and a player.

"Above anything else Éanna was a popular and beloved young man with his whole life ahead of him.

"His loss has left a void that words cannot fill, and his absence will be felt not only on the field but in the hearts of all who knew him in his community and circle of friends in North Clare.

"At this heartbreaking time, Clare GAA extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to his clubmates, his many friends, and above all, to his devastated and heartbroken family - parents Catríona and John and his siblings, Eoin, Dara and Bríd-Aine and the extended Rouine and O’Gorman families.

"We stand in solidarity with them in their grief, and we honour the memory of a young life taken far too soon. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam."

His club issued a statement of their own upon hearing of his sad death.

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It stated: “Ennistymon GAA is shocked and saddened at the untimely passing of our great teammate & friend Éanna.

"A truly talented and accomplished sportsman but much more than that, he was intelligent, witty, a strong academic performer, a talented musician, a loyal friend and a loving son, grandson and brother.

"His on-field successes are too numerous to list.

"His passing will leave a void in the club that we will all struggle to deal with together in the days, months and years ahead."

Among the individual tributes paid to the 21-year-old his relative Sean posted: "Our lives will never be the same (broken heart emoji). Rest in peace brother."

There was widespread support for Sean underneath that tweet as one person replied: "Every GAA fan's thoughts are with you all. May he Rest in Peace."

Similarly, Irene added: "So utterly heartbreaking, a fabulous young man. God help the family."

Finally, John sympathised: "How does one try to explain this? 21, club, inter-county, college star GAA player.

"His family his friends it must be heartbreaking. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam."

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