She has moved to Dublin and teaches in Balbriggan Community College. Now those kinds of runs, I am allergic to.”ĭempsey spent another year in Abu Dhabi before she returned home to Ireland in a hurry last summer. Did the 100k in May and did loads of running. “Then eventually, come May, you were allowed to go outside. I did home workouts too, we used to do sprints up the stairs. Anything to fill time, there is only so much Netflix you can watch. When I look back on it, and I didn’t just do it once, I did it a few times. It was a one-bedroom and I used to run in and out around it, I had a little path,” said Dempsey. “I did absolute mad things, I did 5k and 10ks running around my apartment.
The Killeigh native was desperate to keep her mind and body working and came up with inventive ways to stay fit without leaving her apartment block. “Also, we had played our leagues and we went from training flat out to all football is cancelled, all tournaments are cancelled. They went from shutting down everywhere public to you not allowed out of your house, even for walks, you would be fined,” said Dempsey. “From that day on, we were wearing masks. For an active sportsperson, it was the worst-case scenario. They were going into a complete lockdown and teachers had to get used to the new online learning model. Then by the Thursday, which would have been our last day of school at that time, they told us they were cancelling our spring break,” said Dempsey. “We went into school and rumours were circulating that Covid had hit. Then, in September 2019, Dempsey made the move to the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East, where she was hoping to live the dream, like a lot of Irish teachers who head in that direction.įiona Dempsey pictured on her first day in the UAE. It was always competitive and to a very good level. I had the opportunity to play with some serious players over the years. “I was very fortunate, I played with a number of other county girls who played when I was over there. But once I qualified as a teacher I went and played club in Scotland. “I did continue to play football over there but after two years I got injured which stopped my football for two or three years. One of the years, I was nominated to go play for the British Universities All-Stars team,” said Dempsey. I competed in the British Championship over there. “When I was in Dundee, I played with Dundee University. She had just turned 18 at the time and although the whirlwind of first year in college did aid the bedding in process - but it was ladies football that really made her feel at home. Dempsey finished school and opted for the more unlikely route when she headed to Dundee to study PE teaching.
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