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Friends and fans hold an Irish wake for Mickey Finns’ front man Ray Kelly (IrishCentral)

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:18:56 PDT

Brian Tracey on bongos playing with Jameson's RevengeOn Sunday night, a throng of people from far and wide packed Connolly’s Klub 45 room in Times Square to give a proper Irish wake to the great Mickey Finns lead singer Ray Kelly, including another Ray Kelly! The New York City police commissioner posed for pictures and offered a heartfelt gesture of condolences to the Kelly family members who were in attendance That was one of the many delights in an evening that featured the kind of lineup that a festival organizer would give his eye teeth to get Jameson’s Revenge set the bar high with a spirited set of traditional ditties played with their classic outer borough attitude READ MORE

All-star benefit for great Irish musician Mickey Finns’ Ray Kelly who died tragically (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:03:56 PDT

Ray KellyLast December, the world lost a great Irish musician when Ray Kelly of the Mickey Finns departed suddenly from this planet He left behind a grieving family with a young son as well as devastated bandmatesMickey Finns drummer Brian Tracey has been laying down the beats behind Kelly for two decades, since their time in the Prodigals He has organized a benefit for Kelly’s family at Connolly’s Pub in the Klub 45 room (125 West 45th Street, right off Times Square) on Sunday, May 19 from 4 p READ MORE

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly says Boston bomber brothers planned to attack Times Square - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:48:53 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Thursday afternoon that the Boston Marathon bombers had “spontaneously” planned to drive to Times Square with their unused six explosives.

Ray Kelly weighs in on gun control On Face The Nation: 'The Problem Is The Handgun' – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:15:45 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

One of the biggest issues facing gun control in New York is the vast supply of handguns, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said Monday.

Irish community and musicians gather for tribute to Micky Finns frontman Ray Kelly (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:56:38 PST

By: JANE WALSHE

Local and international artists of the Irish music community will perform a benefit concert for the Andrew Grene Foundation (AGF) and in memory of local Irish Rock musician Ray Kelly.

New Yorkers have spoken - overwhelming support for Ray Kelly to stay on as NYPD boss (IrishCentral)

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:03:26 PST

By: DARA KELLY

New York Police Commissioner, Ray Kelly, has the highest approval rating ever, the latest poll has revealed.

Mourning the great Ray Kelly - County Clare frontman of the Mickey Finns - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:15:55 PST

The Mickey FinnsThe Irish American rock and roll community was gutted to its core this week with the news of the sudden death of Ray Kelly, 46, former singer and guitarist on some of the best Prodigals albums and lead singer of the Mickey Finns Kelly, a carpenter in the construction industry, was injured while at work and passed away suddenly Kelly had that one-of-a-kind rocker voice that sounded like broken glass wrapped in velvet It rang with a rebellious energy over the furious noise of the Prodigals jig punk sound and in recent years, and had that creaky croak of a last call at closing time at a honky tonk country bar that suited the Mickey Finns southern-fried soulful Irish music so perfectly READ MORE

Christine Quinn vows to keep Ray Kelly as commissioner if elected NYC mayor (IrishCentral)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 06:06:54 PST

By: DARA KELLY

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has vowed to retain NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly on for another term if she is elected as New York mayor this year, latest reports suggest.

NYPD head Ray Kelly reflects on shock of Newtown killings of 'poor little innocents' (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:33:02 PST

By: DARA KELLY

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has said that in all his decades in law enforcement he has never seen anything comparable to the Sandy Hook tragedy.

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly makes surprise visit to Sandy ravaged Staten Island (IrishCentral)

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:00:08 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly made a surprise trip to one of the most badly affected areas of New York, Staten Island, which was slammed by Hurricane Sandy last week.

Ray Kelly praises the NYPD and says ‘terror threat will be with us for a long time’ – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:50:19 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has said that New York City continues to be a target for terrorists in the wake of the attempted attack of the Federal Reserve Bank in Lower Manhattan.

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly to put 150 cops on Youtube and Facebook to crack down on gang crime (IrishCentral)

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:47:44 PDT

By: SEAN BROSNAN

New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is to double the number of police officers in his NYPD Gang Division to 300 in an effort to stamp out the growing problem of ‘youth crews’ in the city.

Ray Kelly shocked by ‘criminals with a magic act’ - seven luxury vehicles are swiped from NYPD (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 05:18:22 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

A stunning “Gone in 60 Seconds” style heist has stunned the New York Police Department and left Commissioner Ray Kelly believing in magic as seven luxury motorcycles have been stolen from a police facility.

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly gets rave reviews for handling of Empire State shootings - Talk of run for New York mayor against Christine Quinn will be revived (IrishCentral)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:31:52 PDT

New York City Police Commisioner Ray KellyNew York is lucky to have in Police Commissioner Ray Kelly a man who inspires confidence and embodies authority when a crisis hits New YorkYesterday, when a gunman shot a former co-worker and two police officers shot him dead at the Empire State Building, Kelly was on the scene in a flash and within two hours had issued a complete account of what happened to the massed ranks of pressIt was a typical Kelly performance, crisp, confident and all business Ironically standing behind him was the woman he could face in a race for New York Mayor next year if he so chooses to run READ MORE

Dramatic eyewitness accounts from the scene of Empire State Building shooting - two dead, nine injured (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:21:17 PDT

By: LAURA BRYN SISSON

At 9:03 am, Jeffrey Johnson (53) fatally turned a 45-caliber pistol on a former co-worker at 10 W 33rd St. Johnson fled to the Empire State Building, where he was killed and nine other victims were injured in crossfire with police.

Ray Kelly, Christine Quinn and Mayor Bloomberg tout low crime figures as eight shot in one night in NYC (IrishCentral)

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:16:40 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg toured the city’s toughest precincts for the National Night Out Against Crime shortly before eight shootings took place in the Bronx, Harlem and Brooklyn.

Bill O’Reilly defends Ray Kelly’s New York City ‘Stop and Frisk’ practice - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:11:53 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

“This is a racial story, not a drug story,” said O’Reilly in beginning his discussion of New York state Governor Cuomo’s proposal to decriminalize marijuana public possession in small amounts. O’Reilly, host of ‘The O’Reilly Factor,’ appeared on ‘Fox and Friends’ to discuss the proposed new legislation.

NYPD top cop Ray Kelly may be all wrong in the Etan Patz case -- Latest suspect Pedro Hernandez just one of three so far to be fingered (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:30:12 PDT

NYPD Police Commissioner Ray KellyThe Etan Patz murder 33 years ago was one of the most significant in America's crime historyNothing was ever the same again after the six-year-old left his parent's West Village apartment in New York to walk to school alone for the first timeHe never made it and his murder had never been solvedMany crime experts date the explosion of fear in America over crime to that killing - the moment when we all felt less safeNow it may become significant again for a very different reason READ MORE

Alleged New Jersey killer of Etan Patz placed on suicide watch after confession - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:24:38 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

A New Jersey man, who formerly worked as a bodega stock clerk has been arrested for the infamous disappearance and murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz, in New York City 33 years ago.

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly dismayed at FBI silence on Al Qaeda plot (IrishCentral)

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:05:43 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

New York Police Department commissioner Ray Kelly reacted with anger this week to the revelation that FBI Director Robert Mueller did not inform him about a recently foiled Al Qaeda bomb plot.