Ray Dempsey

Mayo Gaelic footballer

Ray Dempsey is a Gaelic football manager and former player. He has been manager of the Limerick county team since 2022.

Dempsey played for Mayo in the 1989 and in the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals. He got 64 appearances out of Mayo over the years and he hit 16–97 so that makes him part of Mayo's top 10 scorers since 1950.^[1]

Dempsey was a losing finalist for Mayo again but this time it was in 2022 Hunt.^[2] Kevin McStay bet him in the end to take the manager job of him. Oisín McConville hit out at this decision but then McConville was going to be part of Dempsey's management anyway until he went and took himself away of to Wicklow to try his luck there.^[3]^[4]^[5]

A former manager of the mayo minor and under-21 teams, Dempsey was appointed manager of the senior Limerick team on a two-year term, announced on 7 October 2022.^[6]

References

^ "Mayo's nearly men". Irish Independent. 21 September 2012.
^ Keys, Colm (22 August 2022). "Kevin McStay and Ray Dempsey out in front as Mayo prepare to confirm new manager". Irish Independent.
^ "'Ray Dempsey would have been a better choice for Mayo, genuinely' — McConville". Hogan Stand. 21 September 2022.
^ Costello, Lee. "Oisin McConville: 'I think Ray Dempsey would have been a better choice for Mayo, genuinely'". JOE.ie.
^ Healy, Martin (21 September 2022). "Kevin McStay is the wrong choice for the Mayo job, says Oisin McConville".
^ McKeon, Conor (7 October 2022). "Ray Dempsey appointed new Limerick football manager". Irish Independent.

Mayo – 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 G. Irwin
2 J. Browne
3 P. Ford
4 D. Flanagan
5 M. Collins
6 T. J. Kilgallon
7 J. Finn
8 S. Maher
9 L. McHale
10 G. Maher
11 W. J. Padden
12 N. Durkin
13 M. Fitzmaurice
14 J. Burke
15 K. McStay

Subs used: 18 A. Finnerty for J. Burke; 20 R. Dempsey for S. Maher; 22 B. Kilkelly for G. Maher

Subs not used: 16 E. Lavin; 17 D. Kearney; 19 M. Feeney; 21 M. Carney; 23 P. Holmes; 24 T. Grady

Manager: J. O'Mahony

v t e Mayo – 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
1 J. Madden 2 K. Mortimer 3 K. Cahill 4 D. Flanagan 5 P. Holmes 6 J. Nallen 7 N. Connelly (c) 8 L. McHale 9 D. Brady 10 J. Horan 11 C. McManamon 12 M. Sheridan 13 A. Finnerty 14 J. Casey 15 R. Dempsey Played in drawn game 13 D. Nestor Subs used in drawn game 22 P. J. Loftus for Nestor 21 A. Finnerty for Casey 20 K. O'Neill for Horan Subs used in replay 22 P. J. Loftus for Dempsey 18 P. Fallon for Flanagan 21 T. Reilly for Finnerty Subs not used in replay 16 B. Heffernan 17 P. Butler 19 G. Ruane 20 D. Nestor 23 M. Gardiner 24 A. McGarry Manager J. Maughan Selectors P. Ford T. O'Malley

Mayo – 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 J. Madden
2 K. Mortimer
3 K. Cahill
4 D. Flanagan
5 P. Holmes
6 J. Nallen
7 N. Connelly (c)
8 L. McHale
9 D. Brady
10 J. Horan
11 C. McManamon
12 M. Sheridan
13 A. Finnerty
14 J. Casey
15 R. Dempsey

Played in drawn game: 13 D. Nestor

Subs used in drawn game: 22 P. J. Loftus for Nestor; 21 A. Finnerty for Casey; 20 K. O'Neill for Horan

Subs used in replay: 22 P. J. Loftus for Dempsey; 18 P. Fallon for Flanagan; 21 T. Reilly for Finnerty

Subs not used in replay: 16 B. Heffernan; 17 P. Butler; 19 G. Ruane; 20 D. Nestor; 23 M. Gardiner; 24 A. McGarry

Manager: J. Maughan
Selectors: P. Ford; T. O'Malley

v t e Limerick football team – managers
A. McCallin (1984–??) J. O'Keeffe (1990–94) D. Quirke (1995–97) P. Mulvihill (1997–99) L. Kearns (1999–05) M. O'Sullivan (2005–10) M. Horan (2010–13) J. Brudair (2013–16) B. Lee (2016–22) R. Dempsey (2022–) Minors incl. K. Denihan 2020–