James Dempsey (born 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a goalkeeper for the

Offaly County Offaly (; ) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in honour of Philip II of Spain ...

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Kinnitty Kinnitty () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 13 km east of Birr, County Offaly, Birr on the R440 road, R440 and R421 road, R421 roads. The village is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. Name a ...

County Offaly County Offaly (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the Ancient Ireland, ancient Kingdom of Uí ...

, Dempsey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he first linked up with the Offaly under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 2010 league. Dempsey has since become a regular member of the starting 15. At club level Dempsey plays with

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1989 births Living people Kinnitty hurlers Offaly inter-county hurlers Hurling goalkeepers 21st-century Irish sportsmen {{Offaly-hurling-bio-stub