Tom Clancy (Gaelic footballer)

Thomas Clancy (born 13 February 1992) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.[1]

Thomas Clancy
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Mac Lannchaidh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32)
Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2009–present
Clonakilty
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2013–present
Cork 8 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:29, 31 July 2014.

Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Clancy first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at Clonakilty Community College.[2] He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2013 championship.[3] Since then Clancy has become a regular member of the starting fifteen.[citation needed]

At club level Clancy has won several championship medals with Clonakilty.

Simple assault guilty plea

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On July 4, 2023, Clancy was ordered to pay a woman €1,000 after he admitted taking her hand without consent after following her into a laundry room while he was celebrating his cousin's wedding. Clancy pleaded guilty to the simple assault at a previous court hearing and Clonakilty District Court heard he had no memory of the incident, which occurred on June 3, 2022.

The woman, a minor at the time of the incident, had not initially wanted to make a complaint. The court heard the woman had, in the presence of her mother, declined the invitation to make a victim impact statement and had also declined the opportunity to attend court. While Clancy said he had no recollection of the event due to a high level of intoxication on his part, he did not dispute the woman's version of events. He had already written her a letter of apology by the time the judge ordered him to make payment. The judge said to convict would be “entirely disproportionate” and instead granted Clancy the benefit of the Probation Act, on a bond for three years and without Probation Service supervision.[4]

Honours

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Team

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Clonakilty Community College
Clonakilty
Cork

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile: Thomas Clancy". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Clon' foil Castlewellan treble bid". Hogan Stand website. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. ^ "O'Driscoll and Dorman debut for Cork". GAA website. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Cork footballer to pay woman €1k for taking her hand without consent at wedding". echo live. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.