Paul Anthony Joseph Tansey (17 August 1949 – 21 September 2008)[1] was an Irish journalist and economics editor for The Irish Times.
[2] He was educated at Blackrock College, Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), where he edited Trinity News in 1970, and the London School of Economics (LSE).
[3] Tansey collapsed on 21 September 2008, while playing tennis at the home of his friend, Senator Shane Ross, in Enniskerry.
[2] He was survived by his wife, writer and broadcaster Olivia O'Leary, and their daughter, Emily.
[2] Sean Barrett, an economist at 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 show, Morning Ireland.