Eoin Larkin

Eoin Larkin is a hurling hero.


Eight times an All-Ireland winner with Kilkenny and each of them as a starting player – a record matched by Christy Ring, John Doyle and JJ Delaney and bettered only by Henry Shefflin in hurling history – he stands proudly alongside the legends of the game. 


A soldier who undertook NATO and UN tours of duty in war-torn Kosovo and Syria, he fought many a battle in the famous black and amber but his biggest struggle was shrouded in secrecy. 


Larkin suffered from depression. Day by day it crept up on him and invaded his every waking moment, to the point where ending it all increasingly commanded his thoughts. 


Caught in an unforgiving man’s world, he refused to acknowledge his problems, much less deal with them, until the day came that he could ignore them no longer. What happened next provided a turning point for Larkin to confront his demons and emerge as a changed man. 


Eoin Larkin: Camouflage – My Story is a powerful and revealing portrait of one of Kilkenny's most decorated servants. It unwraps the rivalries, camaraderie, sacrifices and secrets behind a remarkable period of All-Ireland supremacy while showing that perhaps a man’s greatest success is simply learning to live in peace with himself.