Minister Finneran expresses his regret on the death of Dermot Earley

“Dermot Earley was a personal friend of mine & my deepest sympathies go out to his wife Mary, sons Dermot, David, & Conor his daughters Paula, Anne Marie & Noelle and his mother Kitty Earley. My sympathies also go out to his colleagues in the Irish Defence Forces and in the GAA, who will be deeply saddened by his loss.”

“I was with him in September 2009 at the opening of the extension of Gortaganny National School, where his late father Peader was Principal and also his mother Kitty was a teacher”

“Dermot was great servant of this country & his loss will be deeply felt, not alone in Roscommon where he was born, in Kildare where he lived in recent years but by his friends and family throughout the country. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.” said Minister Finneran.