Complex sentence: Shortly before his death in 2009 "The Irish Times" said Clancy "does seem a little like a figure from the Pleistocene era": upon his death the newspaper said his legacy was secured.
Split into simpler sentences: Shortly before his death in 2009 "The Irish Times" said Clancy "does seem a little like a figure from the Pleistocene era". Upon his death the newspaper said his legacy was secured.