Paul Tansey (1949 - 21 September 2008) was an Irish journalist and economics editor for The Irish Times.[1]
Tansey was a former deputy editor of the Sunday Tribune and assistant editor of The Irish Times before becoming the paper's economics editor.[1] He was educated at Blackrock College, Trinity College, Dublin and the London School of Economics.[2][3]
Tansey collapsed on 21 September 2008, while playing tennis at the home of his friend, Irish Senator Shane Ross, in Enniskerry, Ireland.[1] He was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead. He was 59.[1] He was survived by his wife, writer and broadcaster Olivia O'Leary, and their daughter, Emily.[1]
Sean Barrett, an economist at Trinity College, Dublin described Tansey as an "'dedicated writer' who 'stayed around until 1am' to make sure the newspaper was printed properly", in an interview with the RTÉ Radio 1 show, Morning Ireland.[1]