GAA community 'shocked' after death of talented footballer (20)

Tributes have been paid following the death of a talented footballer from Co Clare.

Éanna Rouine (20), a promising young player who played for Ennistymon, died on Tuesday at St James' Hospital in Dublin.

Rouine represented Clare at minor and under-20 level while he also won an All-Ireland Freshers Football title at the University of Limerick, where he was a second-year student.

"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 on social media.

"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.

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… pic.twitter.com/sUgTUlLmYX

— Clare Gaa (@GaaClare) May 27, 2025

"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