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John Robert Kelly (28 October 1943 – 11 August 2022) was an Irish journalist and author.

Career

Born in Dublin on 28 October 1943, Kelly's newspaper career began at the Carlow Nationalist. As a young man, he worked in newspapers in New York City. Kelly subsequently worked as a journalist with the Irish Press Group of newspapers. He was an activist with the National Union of Journalists, led the union chapter at the Irish Press Group, chaired the union's Dublin newspapers branch and served for a brief period on the union’s National Executive Council. Following the closure of the Irish Press Group of newspapers, Kelly worked as a freelance journalist with the Irish Examiner and the Irish Echo. He also co-wrote a biography of Harry Boland alongside Andrew Brasier.

Death

Kelly died at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin on 11 August 2022, at the age of 78. He was survived by his wife and five children.

References

1. "John R. Kelly in 1943". Find my past website. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
2. "Obituary: John Kelly, journalist with the Irish Press group, author, and prominent figure in the NUJ". Irish Independent. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
3. "Tributes paid to journalist and author John Kelly". RTÉ News. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
4. "Tributes Paid to John Kelly, 78". Irish Echo. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
5. "TTributes flood in for late journalist and author John Kelly". extra.ie. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
6. "The death has occurred of John Kelly". rip.ie. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

• 1943 births
• 2022 deaths
• Burials at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium
• 20th-century Irish biographers
• The Irish Press people
• 20th-century Irish journalists
• Journalists from Dublin (city)
• 21st-century Irish journalists