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Gary Dempsey is an innovative heritage professional focused on utilizing technology to preserve and promote cultural heritage. Dempsey combines his expertise in heritage management, animation, game design, and digital tools to empower communities in Ireland.
Gary merges his interesting in Heritage with Animation and Gaming, creating interactive experiences for heritage communities to engage with the tangible and intangible heritage.
His research delves into medieval Irish stonemasons and broader heritage management, working to involve communities in preserving their history using photogrammetry and laser scanning. His projects, such as the Sheela-na-Gig3D and the Digital Counties Initiative, enable communities to digitally document local heritage artifacts, fostering local pride and engagement
Education/Academic qualification
Humanities and the arts, Master, International Heritage Visualization , Glasgow School of Art
1 Sep 2013 → 1 Sep 2014
Award Date: 30 Sep 2014
Humanities and the arts, Master, Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway
1 Sep 2010 → 1 Sep 2011
Award Date: 1 Sep 2011
Humanities and the arts, Bachelor, Heritage Studies (Hons)
1 Sep 2005 → 1 Jun 2009
Award Date: 1 Jun 2009
Humanities and the arts, PhD, PhD Humanities - , Atlantic Technological University, Ireland
1 Oct 2022 → …
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External positions
Built Vernacular Heritage Steering Group, Dept. of Housing, Heritage and Local Government
20 Oct 2022 → …
Keywords
- CC Archaeology
- Heritage
- Digital
- Visualisation
- Community
- Photogrammetry
- Laser Scanning
- 3D
- Medieval
- Cross Slabs
- GIS
- Mapping
- Aerial Survey
- Remote Sensing
- NA Architecture
- Visualisation
- Survey
- 3D Modelling
- Animation
- Real-Time
- Interactive
Name of Affiliated ATU Research Unit
- HRG - Heritage Research Group
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Building identity: patronage and stonemasons in the west of Ireland in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
Dempsey, G., 11 Dec 2025, In: The Journal of Irish Archaeology. 34, p. 81 112 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Echoes of the Isle
Dempsey, G. (Photographer), 20 Oct 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Sheela na Gigs and Digital Heritage
Dempsey, G. (Photographer), 11 Jul 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Heritage Week 2024 Podcast: Digitising Ireland’s Heritage, Empowering Communities
Dempsey, G. (Photographer), 12 Aug 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Revealing the Complexity of Early Ecclesiastical Networks: Cross-Slabs Within and Beyond the Hinterland of Clonmacnoise, Ireland
Ó Carragáin, T., Colbert, K., Dempsey, G., Meere, P., Murray, G. & Ó Riain, D., 24 Dec 2024, In: Medieval Archaeology. 68, 2, p. 264-305 42 p., https://doi.org/10.1080/00766097.2024.2419281.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Editorial work
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The Journal of Irish Archaeology (Journal)
Dempsey, G. (Reviewer)
1 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2027Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Press/Media
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heela-na-Gigs: Ireland’s Mysterious Medieval Genital Carvings,
24/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media