Brian_Dempsey_(businessman)

Brian Dempsey (businessman)

Brian Dempsey (businessman)

Scottish businessman

Brian Dempsey (born 1947)[1] is a Scottish businessman.

He was a major funder of the Scottish Labour Party[2] and a briefly director of Celtic FC in 1990.[3] He supported Fergus McCann's efforts to take over Celtic in the 1990s.[3] He was declared bankrupt in June 2011, with debts in excess of £10 million.[1]

Dempsey currently lives in Scotland after brief spells in Miami and the Caribbean.[4][3] His father was James Dempsey, a Labour MP in Scotland.

References

  1. [1]
    Braiden, Gerry (19 August 2011). "Ex-Celtic director Dempsey declared bankrupt". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. [2]
    Fraser, Douglas (25 April 2007). "Brown unveils 150 names to back the Union". The Herald. Glasgow: Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. [3]
    Watson, Donna (6 February 2008). "Former Celtic Director Brian Dempsey In Heart Drama". Daily Record. Glasgow: Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. [4]
    Smith, Thomas (7 March 2010). "Druggie Purcell flees to his pal's villa". Sunday Mirror. London. Retrieved 22 July 2011.


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