LAST UPDATE | 24 Jan

RENOWNED JOURNALIST PADDY Clancy has died at the age of 82.

A native of Sligo, Clancy’s career covered more than six decades.

He passed away peacefully yesterday at Sligo University Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

A native of Bridge Street in Sligo, Paddy worked for the Sligo Champion before working for the Donegal People’s Press and then making his way to the ‘national press.’

He was also known for many years as the unmistakable voice of RTÉ’s Morning Ireland segment ‘It Says In The Papers’.

His career spanned a remarkable 62 years, and he worked for both the Sun and Mirror newspapers.

He was at the heart of many high-profile events down through the years, including the 1972 Bloody Sunday events in Derry, the famine in Somalia in 1990 and also reported from the White House.

In 2019, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards for his extensive contribution to the industry.

He spent many happy years in later life with his wife Bernie at their home at Creevy, Rossnowlagh Road in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal.

Paddy finally retired in the summer of 2023.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was “saddened to learn of the passing of Paddy Clancy, an enormous presence in Irish journalism for over six decades” and that his “distinctive take on RTÉ’s morning paper round up was essential listening”.

Funeral details have yet to be released.