James Kelly (Irish Army officer)

Captain
James Kelly
Kelly, c. 1968
Personal details
Born(1929-10-16)16 October 1929
Bailieboro, County Cavan, Ireland
Died16 July 2003(2003-07-16) (aged 73)
Resting placeGlasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyAontacht Éireann
Fianna Fáil
Known forArms Trial
Military service
Branch/serviceDefence Forces
RankCaptain

James Kelly (16 October 1929 – 16 July 2003) was a former Irish Army intelligence officer who was found not guilty (along with two former Irish government ministers) of attempting to illegally import arms for the Provisional Irish Republican Army in the Arms Trial of 1970.