Brian Dempsey (businessman) explained

Brian Dempsey (born 1947) is a Scottish businessman.

He was a major funder of the Scottish Labour Party^[1] but latterly swtiched allegiance and donated to support Neil Gray (MP for Airdrie and Shotts) and the SNP.^[2] He was also briefly a director of Celtic FC in 1990.^[3] He supported Fergus McCann's efforts to take over Celtic in the 1990s. He was declared bankrupt in June 2011, with debts in excess of £10 million.^[4]

Dempsey currently lives in Scotland after brief spells in Miami and the Caribbean.^[5] His father was James Dempsey, a Labour MP in Scotland.

Notes and References

1. News: Brown unveils 150 names to back the Union. Fraser. Douglas. 25 April 2007. The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 22 July 2011. Glasgow.
2. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?d=2020-01-11|accessdate=16 June 2024
3. News: Watson . Donna . 6 February 2008 . Former Celtic Director Brian Dempsey In Heart Drama . Daily Record . Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd . Glasgow . dead . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091102160254/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/02/06/former-celtic-director-brian-dempsey-in-heart-drama-86908-20310781/ . 2 November 2009.
4. News: Ex-Celtic director Dempsey declared bankrupt. The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 20 November 2011. 19 August 2011. Gerry. Braiden.
5. News: Smith . Thomas . 7 March 2010 . Druggie Purcell flees to his pal's villa . Sunday Mirror . London . 22 July 2011.