Captain James Kelly, who died on 16 July, had "honourably served his country", said Bertie Ahern. While the Taoiseach's recent statement that "as far as the state is concerned" Captain Kelly was innocent of the charges placed against him in the '70s will have been of some comfort to his family, these comments are really a little too late. Free article

Captain James Kelly, who died on 16 July, had "honourably served his country", said Bertie Ahern. While the Taoiseach's recent statement that "as far as the state is concerned" Captain Kelly was innocent of the charges placed against him in the '70s will have been of some comfort to his family, these comments are really a little too late. Free article