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Kim O'Leary

Tributes flow for 'talented footballer and genuine' young Dubliner who died in Croatia fall

A young Irishman who died in Croatia earlier this week has been named as Rathcoole native Sean Brogan.

Sean, 20, sadly passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning after he fell from a wall in the historic Queen Jelena Madijevka Gardens in Zadar, Croatia. Sean's local football club have paid tribute to the young man who they described as "one of the most genuine men we knew".

In a statement on Facebook, Rathcoole FC said: "Rathcoole FC Senior team received the heartbreaking news yesterday that player Sean Brogan passed suddenly. It is with utter heartbreak that I send this message, Sean was a much loved member of Rathcoole FC since the age of 8 and had stayed with the club throughout to the senior team.

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