for Trade, Commerce and Tourism. Kelly was also appointed as acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, pending the appointment of James Dooge, who was to be appointed to the Seanad, and as a Minister in October 1981. Kelly declined appointment to FitzGerald's second government (1982–87). Kelly felt that Irish politics should be aligned more on European ideological lines, and he promoted closer alignment with Fianna Fáil and the end of coalition with the Labour Party. He did not seek re-election to the Dáil at the 1989 general election. Personal life Kelly's son Nick was lead singer and songwriter with Irish rock band The Fat Lady Sings. Kelly died on 24 January 1991, aged 59, after suffering a heart attack. Publications Fiction: Matters of Honour [as John Boyle] (London, New Authors Limited, 1964) The Polling of the Dead (Moytura Press, 1993) Non-Fiction: Fundamental rights in the Irish law and Constitution (2nd ed., Oceana Publications, 1968) Studies in the civil judicature of the Roman Republic (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1976) The Irish Constitution (1st ed., 1980) Belling the cats: Selected speeches and articles of John Kelly (Dublin, Moytura Press, 1992) A Short History of Western Legal Theory (Oxford University Press, 1992) Honours, awards and memorials John M. Kelly Memorial Lecture Since 1994, University College Dublin has hosted an annual John M. Kelly Memorial Lecture on law, with international legal experts asked to deliver papers. The lectures to date include: (November 1994) Savigny in the Strand – the Rt. Hon, the Lord Rodger of Earlsferry QC (16 November 1995) Harassment and Hubris: The Right to an Equality of Respect – Prof. Peter Birks, Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford (14 November 1996) A Sense of Proportionality – the Rt. Hon, the Lord Leonard Hoffman (October 1997) Towards a Supreme Court? The British Experience – Michael Beloff, QC and President of Trinity College Oxford (November 1998) (October 1999) Stands Scotland where she did? New Unions for Old in these Islands – Prof Neil MacCormick (November 2000) (1 November 2001) Corrective and Distributive Justice in Tort Law – the Rt. Hon, the Lord Steyn (15 November 2002) Scholarship, Reputation of Scholarship, and Legacy: Provocative Reflections from a Comparatist’s Point of View – Prof. Basil Markesinis QC (5 November 2003) Liability for Non-Conformity: The new system of remedies in German sales' law and its historical context – Prof. Reinhard Zimmermann (21 January 2005) Law