- Died on the 18th anniversary of Father Ted (1995) co-star Dermot Morgan's death. Morgan died on 28 February 1998, Kelly on the same date in 2016. Both actors died on a Sunday.
- Scored a UK Top 30 hit in December 1983 when the humourous 'Christmas Countdown' (a spoof of The Twelve Days of Christmas) reached 26 in the UK singles chart. He later received a letter from the Queen explaining how the record had given her "great pleasure".
- Enjoyed playing up to his "Father Jack" character's reputation for the amusement of autograph hunters.
- He has a Bachelor of Law from University College Dublin and despite being called to the Bar he has never practiced law in Ireland.
- Reader of the Audiobook of "Well Remembered Days" by Arthur Matthews.
- Father of (daughters) Aideen, Fiona, Jayne, Ruth, (sons) Emmet, Stephen, and (daughter) Rachel.
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