Information about Nicky Kelly
Nicky Kelly is an Irish Labour party politician from Arklow in County Wicklow. In the 1980s he achieved fame throughout Ireland after he had been sentenced, in 1978, to 12 years in prison for his alleged part in the Sallins train robbery. The ensuing campaign to release him became a symbol of the 1980s with 'Free Nicky Kelly' graffiti posted throughout the country. The evidence of torture committed against him and his two co-accused, Osgur Breatnach and Brian McNally, galvinised a campaign for his release.
In 1984 Kelly was eventually released on "humanitarian grounds". He received a presidential pardon in 1992, along with over €1 million as compensation following campaigns by Amnesty and the ICCL.
He stood unsuccessfully as a Labour party candidate for the Wicklow constituency in the 2007 general election.
In 1984 Kelly was eventually released on "humanitarian grounds". He received a presidential pardon in 1992, along with over €1 million as compensation following campaigns by Amnesty and the ICCL.
He stood unsuccessfully as a Labour party candidate for the Wicklow constituency in the 2007 general election.
The Labour Party (Irish: Páirtà an Lucht Oibre) is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. Founded by James Connolly in 1912 as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress, it claims to be the country's oldest continuous political party.
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Arklow (Irish: An tInbhear Mór, meaning the large estuary) is a historic town in County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland. Founded by the Vikings in the ninth century A.D.
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County Wicklow (Irish: Contae Chill Mhantáin) is a county on the east coast of the Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. Area: 2,024 km² (781 square miles).
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Sallins (Na Solláin in Gaeilge) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, situated 3.5 km north from the town centre of Naas. Sallins is the anglicised name of Na Solláin which means "The Willows".
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Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity,
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Wicklow is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 86,763 and at present is served by 5 Teachtaà Dála (TDs). The method of election is the Single Transferable Vote.
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