Mick Dempsey (Gaelic footballer)

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Michael Dempsey is a former Gaelic football player and manager from County Laois in Ireland.

Playing career[]

Dempsey captained his club St Josephs to the Laois Senior Football Championship title in 1983. He stayedwith Laois for many years and was part of the team that won the National Football League title in 1986.

Managerial career[]

As a manager Dempsey managed Laois to the Leinster U21 Football Championship title in 1994 and managed the Laois senior team in 1997 and 1998.

With the Carlow club O’Hanrahans coach, Dempsey led the Blues to three championships and a Leinster title (2000) in his four-year tenure.

He also managed the Muckalee and St Martins clubs in Kilkenny before joining manager Brian Cody as part of the leadership team for the Kilkenny senior hurlers in 2003.^[1]

Dempsey stepped down as part of the Kilkenny hurling backroom team in October 2019.^[2]

For the 2021 season, Dempsey was a selector for Loughmore-Castleiney in both hurling and gaelic football and helped guide the club to a second Tipperary double by winning the Tipperary Senior Football Championship and the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship.

References[]

^ "Kilkenny's adopted son Dempsey plotting further glory for Cats". Irish Independent. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^ "Dempsey confirms he has left Kilkenny set-up". RTE Sport. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

Comhairle Laighean 1900-2000 Tom Ryall, 2000
Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games Raymond Smith, 1999
Laois GAA Yearbook 1999 Leinster Express, 1999

External links[]

Irish Independent article

Preceded by Colm Browne	Laois Senior Football Bainisteoir 1997-1998	Succeeded by Tom Cribbin

v t Laois – 1986 National Football League Champions (2nd title)
1 2 3 4 5 M. Aherne 6 P. Brophy 7 C. Browne (capt) 8 J. Costello 9 L. Irwin 10 11 12 T. Prendergast 13 M. Dempsey 14 15 Subs Manager K. Brennan

v t Laois football team – managers
B. Miller (1987–89) R. Connor (1989–93) C. Browne (1993–96) M. Dempsey (1996–98) T. Cribbin (1998–2000) C. Browne (2000–02) M. O'Dwyer (2002–06) L. Kearns (2006–08) S. Dempsey (2008–10) J. McNulty (2010–13) T. Ó Flatharta (2013–15) M. Lillis (2015–16) P. Creedon (2016–17) J. Sugrue (2017–19) M. Quirke (2019–21) B. Sheehan (2021–)

Kilkenny - 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (29th title)

1 J. McGarry
2 M. Kavanagh
3 N. Hickey
4 J. Tyrrell (c)
5 James Ryall
6 J. Tennyson
7 T. Walsh
8 J. Fitzpatrick
9 D. Lyng
10 R. Power
11 H. Shefflin
12 E. Larkin
13 E. Brennan
14 M. Comerford
15 A. Fogarty

Subs used: W. O'Dwyer for E. Larkin; R. Mullally for D. Lyng

Subs not used: P. J. Ryan; B. Hogan; M. Fennelly; J. Dalton; S. Maher; P. J. Delaney; M. Rice; E. McCormack; P. Cleere; A. Murphy; S. Cummins; E. Reid; J. J. Delaney

Manager: B. Cody
Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p88. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (30th title)

Subs used: J. Tennyson for N. Hickey; M. Fennelly for H. Shefflin; R. Power for W. O'Dwyer

Subs not used: J. McGarry; J. Ryall; J. Dalton; P. J. Delaney; S. Cummins; D. Cody; R. Mullally; R. Power; M. Rice; E. McCormack; E. Reid; T. J. Reid; R. Hogan; P. Cleere

Manager: B. Cody

Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p88. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (31st title)

1 P. J. Ryan
2 M. Kavanagh
3 N. Hickey
4 J. Tyrrell
5 T. Walsh
6 B. Hogan
7 J. J. Delaney
8 J. Fitzpatrick (c)
9 D. Lyng
10 M. Comerford
11 R. Power
12 E. Larkin
13 E. Brennan
14 H. Shefflin
15 A. Fogarty

Subs used: 28 T. J. Reid for M. Comerford; 16 J. McGarry for P. J. Ryan

Subs not used: 17 J. Dalton; 18 P. J. Delaney; 19 J. Ryall; 20 J. Tennyson; 21 C. Hickey; 22 D. Cody; 23 S. Cummins; 24 M. Fennelly; 25 R. Mullally; 26 M. Rice; 27 W. O'Dwyer; 29 R. Hogan; 30 E. Reid

Manager: B. Cody
Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Kilkenny – 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (32nd title)

Subs used: M. Fennelly (c) for D. Lyng; T. J. Reid for A. Fogarty; M. Comerford for R. Hogan

Subs not used: D. Herity; N. Hickey; J. Ryall; J. Dalton; J. Fitzpatrick; S. Cummins; C. Hickey; P. J. Delaney; D. Fogarty; W. O'Dwyer; E. Reid

Manager: B. Cody

Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Kilkenny - 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 P. J. Ryan
2 J. Dalton
3 N. Hickey
4 J. Tyrrell
5 T. Walsh
6 J. Tennyson
7 J. J. Delaney
8 J. Fitzpatrick
9 M. Fennelly
10 T. J. Reid (c)
11 H. Shefflin
12 E. Larkin
13 E. Brennan
14 R. Power
15 A. Fogarty

Subs used: M. Rice for H. Shefflin; M. Comerford for E. Brennan; D. Lyng for J. Fitzpatrick; R. Hogan for A. Fogarty; J. Mulhall for T. J. Reid

Subs not used: D. Herity; M. Kavanagh; J. Ryall; P. Hogan; D. Fogarty; S. Cummins; C. Hickey; P. J. Delaney; E. Guinan

Manager: B. Cody

Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Kilkenny – 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (33rd title)

Subs used: T. J. Reid for E. Brennan; J. Mulhall for R. Hogan

Subs not used: P. J. Ryan; M. Kavanagh; P. Hogan; J. Dalton; J. Fitzpatrick; C. Fogarty; M. Ruth; A. Fogarty; R. Doyle

Manager: B. Cody

Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Kilkenny - 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (34th title)

Subs used in replay: C. Fennelly for W. Walsh; N. Hickey for K. Joyce

Played in drawn game: A. Fogarty

Sub used in drawn game: M. Ruth for C. Fennelly

Subs not used: E. Murphy; R. Doyle; C. Fogarty; J. Tennyson; P. Hogan; M. Kelly; J. Brennan

Manager: B. Cody

Selectors: M. Fogarty; M. Dempsey

Kilkenny - 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (35th title)

Subs used: 22 H. Shefflin for R. Hogan; 20 L. Ryan for M. Fennelly; 18 J. Holden for J. Tyrrell & J. J. Delaney

Played in drawn game: 5 J. Holden; 6 B. Hogan; 13 W. Walsh
Subs used in drawn game: 23 A. Fogarty for Walsh; 19 P. Walsh for Holden; 22 H. Shefflin for C. Fennelly; 26 J. Power for R. Hogan

Subs not used: 16 D. Herity; 17 B. Hogan; 19 B. Kennedy; 21 T. Walsh; 23 A. Fogarty; 24 W. Walsh; 25 M. Kelly; 26 J. Farrell

Manager: B. Cody
Selectors: M. Dempsey; D. Lyng; J. McGarry

Kilkenny - 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (36th title)

Subs used: 24 R. Power for R. Hogan; 23 J. Power for G. Aylward

Subs not used: 16 R. Reid; 17 J. Tyrrell; 18 R. Lennon; 19 M. Walsh; 20 D. Cody; 21 L. Ryan; 22 J. Lyng; 25 J. Farrell; 26 M. Ruth

Manager: B. Cody
Selectors: M. Dempsey; D. Lyng; J. McGarry

Kilkenny - 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: 18 R. Lennon for K. Joyce; 21 L. Ryan for E. Larkin

Subs not used: 16 R. Reid; 17 J. Tyrrell; 19 D. Cody; 20 C. O'Shea; 22 J. J. Farrell; 23 J. Power; 24 M. Bergin; 25 C. Martin; 26

Manager: B. Cody
Selectors: M. Dempsey; D. Lyng; J. McGarry

Kilkenny – 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: 23 B. Ryan for A. Mullen; 21 R. Leahy for C. Buckley; 22 J. Maher for C. Browne; 17 C. Delaney for J. Holden

Subs not used: 16 D. Brennan; 18 E. Morrissey; 19 J. Cleere; 20 R. Reid; 24 L. Blanchfield; 25 G. Aylward; 26 A. Murphy

Manager: B. Cody
Selectors: D. Lyng; J. McGarry
Trainer: M. Dempsey