Dermot Earley Snr
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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.
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Dermot Earley DSM | |
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Born | (1948-02-24)24 February 1948 Castlebar, County Mayo[1] |
Died | 23 June 2010(2010-06-23) (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 held | Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces 2007—2010 |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
Relations | Dermot Earley Jnr (son) |
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Maolmhoichéirghe (Mór) | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
(1948-02-24)24 February 1948 Castlebar, County Mayo | ||
Died | 23 June 2010(2010-06-23) (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 |
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