In "Free Nicky Kelly", "Irish Times" journalist Patsy McGarry talks to those who actually took part in the mail train robbery, gives an inside account by Nicky Kelly of what took place after his arrest, including his time on the run in Europe, Canada and the US, relates his return to Ireland and to jail, his prolonged hunger strike and the campaign which led to his release, his eventual pardon and compensation by the State, describes Nicky's own international campaign on behalf of the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six, and raises the unanswered questions as to how it all could have happened. In "Free Nicky Kelly", 30 years later, the full story of this miscarriage of justice can finally be told. This is a fascinating look at what can happen when a democratic state and some of its most important institutions - its Government, its judiciary, its intelligence services and police - panic before a perceived threat and then fail in upholding the basic principles of a democratic society. It's a story that still resonates today.