Meet Our Staff

Dermot Earley

Chief Executive Officer

Dermot Earley is a former Kildare player, captain, two time All Star and former President of the GPA. Over the years, Dermot has represented his county and country with distinction, in both football and career. Dermot leaves his appointment as a Commandant with the Irish Defence Forces to take up the role of Chief Executive of the GPA.
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Aidan Gordon

Chief Operations Officer

Aidan has an MA in Economics and over 20 years experience in the corporate world. He has worked in Ireland, the UK and the USA. The industry sectors that he has worked in include energy, telecommunications and security.
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Siobhan Earley

Player Development and Marketing Manager

Siobhan is responsible for the Player Development Department in the GPA. Her skills and expertise have been fostered over the past thirteen years to become a specialist in the area of personal and off field development of elite athletes.
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Matthew Hoban

Financial Controller

Matt joined the GPA in 2016 as Financial Controller and is accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the organisation.
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Tomás Colton

Development Officer (Ulster, Munster)

Tomás is a former senior hurler and footballer with Tyrone and hurled with the county for 21 years. A Junior Hurling All-Ireland medal winner in 1996 Tomás was also a member of the Tyrone senior football panel that reached the 1995 All-Ireland final.
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Eamonn Murphy

Project Manager

Eamonn joined the GPA in 2010 as an office administrator following his graduation from University College Dublin with a degree in Sports Management.
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Niall McGovern

Programme Co-ordinator

Niall joined the GPA in 2014 as a programme co-ordinator.
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Shona Drumgoole

Accounts Administrator

Shona joined the GPA in 2010 on a part-time basis as Office & Accounts Administrator. Shona’s background is in Business Administration, Operations and Finance.
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