Arms trial 'scapegoat' dies

A leading figure in the arms trial that rocked Ireland soon after the start of the Northern Ireland disturbances has died less than two months after receiving €30,000 in libel damages.

Arms trial 'scapegoat' dies

A leading figure in the arms trial that rocked Ireland soon after the start of the Northern Ireland disturbances has died less than two months after receiving €30,000 in libel damages.

Captain James Kelly was an Irish Army intelligence officer at the time he faced arms import charges, together with former Taoiseach Charles Haughey and two other men. All were acquitted.

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