KILDARE, Ireland -- Martin Dempsey, editor and publisher of Coin-Op News Europe, died suddenly this morning following a heart attack. He was 57.
Dempsey was the principal of Kildare, Ireland-based MD Associates, which publishes Coin-Op News and produces AmEx, the annual Irish Gaming and Amusement Trade Exhibition.
The larger-than-life industry figure was also the secretary of the Irish Gaming & Amusement Association, a European representative for numerous trade publications and exhibitions, and a consultant in the gaming and amusement industries. He was a member of the National Union of Journalists, specializing in gaming and amusements, in which he was involved since 1975.
The 30th annual AmEx gets underway next week, March 4-5, at the Green Isle Hotel in Dublin. "As per [Dempsey's] family's wishes, AmEx 2009 will go ahead as planned," according to an announcement. Information about the show is available here.
Dempsey is survived by his wife Angela and their three children, two sons and a daughter. Information about funeral services will be announced soon. Anyone wishing to contact MD Associates or the Dempsey family can do so at mdassociates@eircom.net.
The 30th annual AmEx gets underway next week, March 4-5, at the Green Isle Hotel in Dublin. "As per [Dempsey's] family's wishes, AmEx 2009 will go ahead as planned," according to an announcement. Information about the show is available 
