Mick Dempsey
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Michael "Mick" Dempsey is a former gaelic football
player and manager from County Laois
in Ireland
.
to the Laois Senior Football Championship title in 1983.
He played for Laois
for many years and was part of the team that won the National Football League
title in 1986.
With the Carlow club O’Hanrahans coach Dempsey led the Blues to three club championships and a Leinster title (2000) in his four-year tenure.
He managed Muckalee and St Martins clubs in Kilkenny before joining Brian Cody
as part of the management team for Kilkenny senior hurlers.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player and manager from County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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Playing career
He captained his club St JosephsSt Josephs GAA
St. Josephs GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland. It is a parish team and is made up of the four small areas represented on the club crest: Ballyadams, Luggacurren, The Swan and Wolfhill....
to the Laois Senior Football Championship title in 1983.
He played for Laois
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...
for many years and was part of the team that won the National Football League
National Football League (Ireland)
The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...
title in 1986.
Managerial career
He 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 club championships and a Leinster title (2000) in his four-year tenure.
He managed Muckalee and St Martins clubs in Kilkenny before joining Brian Cody
Brian Cody
Brian Cody is an Irish hurling manager and former player, currently managing the Kilkenny senior inter-county team, where he has been in charge since 1998...
as part of the management team for Kilkenny senior hurlers.