# Paul Tansey

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**Paul Anthony Joseph Tansey** (17 August 1949 – 21 September 2008)[1] was an Irish journalist and economics editor for *[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)*.[2]

Tansey was a former deputy editor of the *[Sunday Tribune](/source/Sunday_Tribune)* and assistant editor of *[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)* before becoming the paper's economics editor.[2] He was educated at [Blackrock College](/source/Blackrock_College), [Trinity College Dublin](/source/Trinity_College_Dublin) (TCD), where he edited *[Trinity News](/source/Trinity_News)* in 1970, and the [London School of Economics](/source/London_School_of_Economics) (LSE).[3] He earned an MBA from Trinity College in 1987.[3]

Tansey collapsed on 21 September 2008, while playing tennis at the home of his friend, Senator [Shane Ross](/source/Shane_Ross), in [Enniskerry](/source/Enniskerry).[2] He was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead. He was 59.[2] He was survived by his wife, writer and broadcaster [Olivia O'Leary](/source/Olivia_O'Leary), and their daughter, Emily. His funeral Mass was held in [Monkstown](/source/Monkstown,_Dublin).[2]

[Sean Barrett](/source/Sean_Barrett_(economist)), an economist at [Trinity College Dublin](/source/Trinity_College_Dublin) described Tansey as a "'dedicated writer' who 'stayed around until 1am' to make sure the newspaper was printed properly", in an interview with the [RTÉ Radio 1](/source/RT%C3%89_Radio_1) show, *[Morning Ireland](/source/Morning_Ireland)*.[2]

## References

1. ["Journalist brought a sense of fun to 'the dismal science'"](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/journalist-brought-a-sense-of-fun-to-the-dismal-science-1.941213). *The Irish Times*. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

1. ["Irish Times' Paul Tansey dies suddenly"](http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0922/tanseyp.html). *[RTÉ News](/source/RT%C3%89_News)*. 22 September 2008. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081030074716/http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0922/tanseyp.html) 30 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 October 2008.

1. Henry, Peter (30 September 2008). ["Former Editor was a 'wise old owl'"](http://trinitynews.ie/wordpress/archives/474). [Trinity News](/source/Trinity_News). Retrieved 24 February 2012.[dead link]

## External links

- [*The Irish Times* report on death of Tansey](http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0922/1221998221928.html)
- [*The Irish Times* report on Tansey's funeral](http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0926/1222374595705.html)
- [*The Sunday Business Post* tribute to Tansey](http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=NEWS+FEATURES-qqqm=nav-qqqid=36273-qqqx=1.asp)[dead link]

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