CONVICTED killer Joe O’Reilly will launch a bid for freedom today when his lawyers seek to overturn his conviction for murder at the Court of Criminal Appeal.

JOE O’REILLY cheated on Rachel with another woman before his affair with Nikki Pelley but the jury was not allowed to hear about her or her statement to gardaí.

THE conviction of Joe O’Reilly for the brutal murder of his wife has given new hope to the relatives of those whose killers have never been jailed.