Dermot Earley Jnr

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Dermot Earley
Personal information
Irish name Diarmaid Ó Maolmhoichéirghe
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born (1978-07-07) 7 July 1978 (age 46)
Newbridge, Ireland
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Occupation Army Commandant
Club(s)
YearsClub
1996-
Sarsfields
Club titles
Kildare titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1997-2013
Kildare
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 2

Dermot Earley Junior (born 7 July 1978) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Sarsfields Newbridge club and at senior level for the Kildare county team. He is the son of former Roscommon footballer and former Kildare manager Dermot Earley, brother of Kildare footballer David Earley and nephew of Roscommon footballer Paul Earley. [1]

Earley was a regular player for Kildare at midfield position for more than 15 years and his performances won him All Star Awards in 1998 and 2009. He reached the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final with Kildare, and won Leinster medals in 1998 and again in 2000 after the replay against neighbours Dublin.

He retired from inter-county football in 2013. [2]

In January 2017, Earley was named as the new chief executive of the Gaelic Players Association, replacing Dessie Farrell who stepped down in December 2016. [3] [4] [5]

Involved in the Kildare backroom team of Glenn Ryan from October 2021. [6]

Honours

Club
Inter-county

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References

  1. "Earley, Dermot". Hogan Stand magazine: Vol 6 No 13. 29 March 1996.
  2. "Kildare All Star Dermot Earley calls time on Kildare career". RTÉ Sport. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. "Football calendar reform has to be a priority'". Irish Independent. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. "Dessie Farrell to step down as GPA chief executive". RTE News. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. "New GPA chief talks championship restructures, pay-for-play and Super 11s". The 42. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. Lawlor, Damian (October 2021). "Ryan set to be appointed as Kildare manager". RTÉ.