Dempsey over the moon for ‘fantastic’ bunch of players

LUKE DEMPSEY has known some great days as a manager, despite always being associated with the underdog.

Westmeath captains lifted All-Ireland trophies at minor and U21 level under his watch, and while Longford didn’t win titles with Dempsey in charge, they became a team nobody wanted to play, particularly in Pearse Park.

The Carlow job was the most difficult he had ever taken on and he put the enormity of this success into perspective, when ranking it amongst his own list of achievements.