Tributes paid to 'popular and beloved' footballer after tragic passing at 21
Ennisymon and Clare GAA have led the tributes to one of the county's emerging football talents, who has died at the tender age of 21.
Ennistymon's Éanna Rouine represented Clare footballers at minor and under-20 level in recent years and had also starred for his school, Ennistymon CBS, before going on to enjoy more success with UL freshers having spent two years in the college.
He passed away on Tuesday morning, the day after his club had pleaded for prayers as he was 'bravely fighting to stay with us'.
Ennistymon GAA has now paid tribute to someone they described as 'a truly talented and accomplished sportsman'.
'But much more than that,' they posted on Facebook, '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 Cáitriona and John, his brothers Eoin and Dara, his sister Brid 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.'
Clare GAA acknowledged his contribution to the county in a lengthy social media post, while praising the 'popular and beloved young man' that he was.
'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.'
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