Profile: Dermot Earley

The new chief executive of the Gaelic Players Association is guaranteed to apply himself to the task

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Age:38

Appearance: military man who once bestrode the playing fields, but must now adapt to the political manoeuvres at Croke Park

Newsworthiness: the former Kildare footballer has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Gaelic Players Association

Shortly after his retirement from inter-county football in 2013, Dermot Earley went on a tour of duty in Lebanon. His footballing commitments up until that point had meant he had only been able ...