Dermot Earley DSM | |
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| Born | 24 February 1948 Castlebar, County Mayo[1] |
| Died | 23 June 2010 (aged 62) Drogheda Memorial Hospital, Curragh, County Kildare |
| Buried | St Conleth's Cemetery, Newbridge, County Kildare |
| Allegiance |  Ireland |
| Service/ | Irish Defence Forces |
| Years of service | 1965—2010 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces 2007—2010 |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
| Relations | Dermot Earley Jnr (son) |
| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Maolmhoichéirghe (Mór) | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
24 February 1948 Castlebar, County Mayo | ||
| Died | 23 June 2010 (aged 62) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation |
Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1960s–1970s 1970s–1980s |
Michael Glavey's Sarsfield's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Roscommon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1965–85 | Roscommon | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
Lieutenant-General Dermot Earley DSM (24 February 1948 – 23 June 2010) was a high-ranking military official in Ireland and with the United Nations. He was the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces from 2007 to 2010.
- ^ "Defence Forces chief was famed footballer". The Irish Times. 26 June 2010.