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
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The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
footballer and former Kildare manager
Dermot Earley, brother of Kildare footballer
David Earley and nephew of Roscommon footballer
Paul Earley
Paul Earley (born 3 July 1964) is a former Irish sportsman who played Australian rules football for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Gaelic football for the Roscommon county team.
Earley was the first player recruited f ...
.
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.
In January 2017, Earley was named as the new chief executive of the
Gaelic Players Association, replacing
Dessie Farrell
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A former All Star Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for Dublin county team for nearly 15 years, he reti ...
who stepped down in December 2016.
Honours
;Club
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Kildare Senior Football Championship
The Kildare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Kildare GAA between the top clubs in County Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leins ...
(4): 1999, 2001, 2005, 2012
*
Kildare Senior Football League Division 1
Kildare Senior Football League Division 1 is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the Kildare GAA
The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Kildare GAA, is one of 12 County board (Gaelic games), count ...
(2): 2007, 2012
* Kildare Minor Football Championship (1): 1996
;Inter-county
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Leinster Senior Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GA ...
(2): 1998, 2000
*
All Star (2): 1998, 2009
References
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1978 births
Living people
Kildare inter-county Gaelic footballers
Sarsfields (Kildare) Gaelic footballers