Dermot Earley Junior is a Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 player, who plays intercounty football for Kildare

Kildare GAA

For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...

 and club football with Sarsfields Newbridge

Sarsfields GAA (Kildare)

Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Newbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, winner of 21 Kildare Senior Football Championships. The club name is linked to Patrick Sarsfield’s castle in the area and the colours, green with white sash, were based the colours allegedly worn by...

. He is the son of former Roscommon

Roscommon GAA

For more details of Roscommon GAA see Roscommon Senior Club Football Championship or Roscommon Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Roscommon GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games...

 footballer and former Kildare manager the late Dermot Earley

Dermot Earley

Lieutenant-General Dermot Earley DSM was an Irish army officer and sportsman. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Michael Glavey's and Sarsfield's and was a member of the Roscommon GAA senior inter-county team from 1965 until 1985...

, brother of Kildare footballer David Earley and nephew of Roscommon footballer Paul Earley

Paul Earley

Paul Earley is a former Irish sportsman who played Australian rules football for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League and Gaelic football for Roscommon GAA....

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Earley has been a regular player for Kildare at midfield position for almost 15 years and his performances have won him GAA All Stars Awards

GAA All Stars Awards

The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...

in 1998 and 2009. He reached the All-Ireland final with Kildare in 1998 and won Leinster medals in 1998 and again in 2000 after the replay against neighbours Dublin.