Nicky Kelly

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nicky Kelly
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 9, 1951(1951-01-09)
Age	73
Birthplace	Graiguenamanagh
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Kilkenny
Horoscope	Capricorn

Nicky Kelly Biography

Nicky Kelly is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 9, 1951 in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Eamonn Noel Kelly (born 9 January 1951) also is also known by the name Nicky Kelly, is an Irish politician from Arklow in County Wicklow. The name he was given is Edward Noel Kelly from Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. He was a member of the Official Sinn Fein, later on the party split to join the newly formed Irish Republican Socialist Party in 1974.

He did not win as an Labour party candidate in the Wicklow constituency during the general election in 2002, which saw him defeated to the seat Mildred Fox, who won by 19 votes. He also lost during the general election of 2007 in which his first-preference vote fell from 12% in 2002 down to 6percent. In the beginning of 2011, he resigned from in early 2011 from the Labour Party over a dispute over the choice of a candidate in the Labour Party’s annual convention. There was no indication that he would be becoming a member of Sinn Fein or the United Left Alliance He was a candidate at the general election of 2011 in the independent category for Wicklow. Wicklow constituency. He did not win the election, receiving just 0.7 percent of the first-preference vote.

Kelly has been elected Arklow Town Council in 1991 and was elected to Wicklow County Council in 1999. In 2001, he joined the Labour party.

Nicky Kelly Net Worth

Nicky Kelly is one of the richest Politician from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nicky Kelly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 1980s, Kelly became famous throughout Ireland following his conviction. He was found guilty in 1978 and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for his involvement during the Sallins Train Robbery. The subsequent campaign for his release Kelly became a symbol for the 1980s, with “Free Nicky Kelly graffiti being displayed all over the nation. The evidence of torture against Nicky Kelly and the two other co-accused, Osgur Breatnach as well as Brian McNally, galvanized a campaign to have him released. The dedication was to his memory on the album of 1983 Planxty album Words & Music.

In 1984, Kelly was finally released for “humanitarian grounds”. He was granted a presidential pardon in the year 1992 and was also paid more than PS1 million in compensation after campaigns led by Amnesty as well as the ICCL.

The events of Kelly’s arrest and trial(s) were the subject of an edition of the RTÉ documentary series Scannal, broadcast 22 September 2014.

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Who is Nicky Kelly Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Nicky Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Nicky Kelly celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.

What age is Nicky Kelly?

71 years (January 9, 1951)

Where is Nicky Kelly from?

Graiguenamanagh, Ireland

Was Nicky Kelly in the IRA?

Edward Noel Kelly (born 9 January 1951), known as Nicky Kelly, is an Irish politician from Arklow in County Wicklow. He was born in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. A member of Official Sinn Féin, later on he left it to join the new Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) in 1974.

How much compensation did Nicky Kelly get?

His imprisonment sparked a huge public campaign calling for his release with “Free Nicky Kelly” slogans appearing all over the county. In 1992 he received a presidential pardon receiving €1 million in compensation. However no wrongdoing was ever admitted by the State.

Who did Sallins train robbery?

In this episode, the four men accused of the Sallins train robbery – Nicky Kelly, Osgur Breatnach, John Fitzpatrick and Brian McNally – tell a harrowing story of their treatment at the hands of some detectives in the Bridwell Garda station and their fight to clear their names and get justice.