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Statue of Lt. Gen. Dermot Earley DSM unveiled.

PeterIanStaker · 2011-09-03 10:29:09

More here: http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0827/earleyd.html

03-09-2011 10:29am

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PeterIanStaker

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President Mary McAleese has unveiled a life-size bronze statue of the former Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lt Gen Dermot Earley, in his home village of Gortaganny, Co Roscommon.
Mr Earley passed away in June 2010.
The statue, by sculptor Séamus Connolly, depicts Mr Earley from his time as a Roscommon Gaelic footballer.

More here: http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0827/earleyd.html

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#2 03-09-2011 11:45am

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PeterIanStaker wrote: »

More here: http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0827/earleyd.html

Yes indeed, he was a fine soldier and footballer. I remember seeing him a few times at midfield for Roscommon as a young fella, don't think I ever seen him having a bad match for them, his one handed catches were spectaculiar.

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#3 08-09-2011 11:39pm

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Glad his home town have decided to remember him, a good guy by all accounts.

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