Clare GAA community in shock after death of young footballer Éanna Rouine
Tributes have been led by Clare GAA and the player's home club
Éanna Rouine
Clare GAA expressed their shock and profound sadness at the news, while Ennistymon GAA said 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'.
A former Clare minor and U-20 footballer, the deceased was a nephew of Joe Joe Rouine, a pillar on the Clare team that created history by beating Kerry in the 1992 Munster SFC final.
Tributes have been led by Clare GAA and the player's home club.
'The Clare GAA community is deeply shocked and profoundly saddened by the untimely passing of Ennistymon's Éanna Rouine on Tuesday morning,' Clare GAA posted.
'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 U-20 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 Áine 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 home club echoed those sentiments. All in Ennistymon GAA are shocked and saddened at the untimely passing of our great teammate and friend Éanna,' they posted on social media.
'A truly talented & 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.
'To his parents Catríona and John, his brothers Eoin and Dara, his sister Bríd Áine, his grandmother Bridget, his uncles, aunts, cousins and all the Rouine and O'Gorman families, we offer our sincere heartfelt condolences, in the knowledge that no words can truly console you at this terrible time. Ar Dheis de go raibh a anam.'
Éanna's death notice described him as 'a bright, kind hearted and spirited young man whose presence brought joy to all who knew him. A son, a brother, a grandson, a cousin, a nephew and a friend, he touched lives with his laughter, kindness and his beautiful smiling face.'
Éanna will repose at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Lahinch this Saturday from 3pm to 6pm.
Requiem mass to celebrate Éanna's life will take place on Sunday at 1pm, followed by burial in Kilmacreehy Cemetery.
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