Overview
- Galway GAA confirmed Tuesday that Paul Clancy has died at 49 and posted an official condolence on the county’s channels.
- Clancy was part of Galway’s All‑Ireland wins in 1998 and 2001, with reports noting he was a used substitute in 1998 and a starting wing‑forward in 2001.
- He won five Connacht senior football titles in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005, making him a regular contributor during Galway’s successful period.
- At club level he helped Maigh Cuilinn win the All‑Ireland intermediate championship in 2008 and served as club chairman from 2019 to 2023 while the club captured its first Galway senior title in 2020 and a Galway/Connacht senior double in 2022.
- Media reports say he died after an extended illness though no specific cause has been released, and tributes from the county and club describe a deep sense of loss across the Galway football community.