| David Demspey | |
| Irish: | Daithí Ó Díomasaigh |
| Birth Date: | 1995 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Caherdavin, Limerick, Ireland |
| Feet: | 6 |
| Inches: | 1 |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Code: | Hurling |
| County: | Limerick |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Na Piarsaigh |
| Clcounty: | 5 |
| Clprovince: | 3 |
| Clallireland: | 2 |
| Colleges: | Limerick Institute of Technology |
| Fitz: | 0 |
| Counties: | Limerick |
| Icyears: | 2016-present |
| Icposition: | Left wing-forward |
| Icapps(Points): | 9 (1-02) |
| Icprovince: | 2 |
| Icallireland: | 2 |
| Nhl: | 2 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Icupdate: | 18:52, 15 December 2020 |
David Dempsey (born 13 May 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left wing-forward for club side Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.[1]
Dempsey first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was an unused substitute on 27 February 2011 when Ardscoil Rís retained the Harty Cup title after a 3-19 to 0-03 defeat of C.B.S. Charleville in the final.[2]
During his studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology, Dempsey was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.
Dempsey joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-16, minor and under-21 grades. He made his senior championship debut for the club as a seventeen-year-old in 2013.
On 6 October 2013, Dempsey was at right wing-forward when Na Piarsaigh defeated Adare by 0-14 to 0-12 to win the Limerick Senior Championship.[3] He retained his place in the half-forward line for the subsequent Munster Championship, which culminated with him winning a provincial medal after a 4-14 to 0-08 defeat of Sixmilebridge in the final.[4]
Dempsey won a second Limerick Championship medal on 11 October 2015 after a 1-22 to 4-12 defeat of Patrickswell in the final.[5] Later that season he won a second Munster Championship medal after a 2-18 to 2-11 defeat of Ballygunner.[6] On 17 March 2016, Dempsey won an All-Ireland medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ruairí Óg by 2-25 to 2-14 in the final.[7]
On 15 October 2017, Dempsey won a third Limerick Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Kilmallock by 1-22 to 2-14 in the final.[8] He later won a third Munster Championship medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ballygunner by 3-15 to 2-10 in the final.[9] On 17 March 2018, Casey was named at left wing-forward but played at midfield when Na Piarsaigh were defeated by Cuala in the All-Ireland final.[10]
On 27 October 2018, Dempsey won a fourth Limerick Championship medal following Na Piarsaigh's 2-22 to 3-10 defeat of Doon.[11]
Dempsey first played for Limerick at minor level. On 23 July 2013, he scored two points when Limerick won their first Munster Championship title in 29 years after a 1-20 to 4-08 defeat of Waterford in the final.[12]
Dempsey subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team in 2015 and won a Munster Championship medal after a 0-22 to 0-19 defeat of Clare in the final.[13] On 12 September 2015, Dempsey was at left wing-forward when Limerick defeated Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[14]
In 2016, Dempsey joined the Limerick intermediate hurling team. On 6 July 2016, he was at right corner-forward when Limerick were defeated by Clare in the Munster final.[15]
Dempsey joined the Limerick senior hurling team in January 2016.[16] He was an unused substitute throughout the entire season.
Dempsey made his senior debut for Limerick on 12 February 2017 in a 1-14 to 0-14 National Hurling League defeat by Wexford.[17] Later that season he made his first championship start, scoring 1-01 in a Munster Championship defeat by Clare.[18]
On 19 August 2018, Dempsey was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[19]
On 31 March 2019, Dempsey was named on the bench for Limerick's National League final meeting with Waterford at Croke Park. He collected a winners' medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1-24 to 0-19 victory.[20]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |||
| Limerick | 2016 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1-03 | 1 | 1-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 2-04 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | |||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 2-07 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 2-07 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| Total | 15 | 3-11 | 8 | 1-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 24 | 4-13 | |||