O’Reilly murder conviction appeal to proceed next week

THE appeal by Joe O’Reilly against his conviction for the murder of his wife, Rachel, will be heard by the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) next Thursday.

Yesterday at the CCA, it was confirmed that O’Reilly’s appeal will go ahead as scheduled as both O’Reilly’s and the DPP’s legal team are ready to proceed.

The CCA had previously fixed Thursday, December 18 next, as the date of the appeal, to be heard over one day before the three-judge court. The CCA was also informed that the appeal would take between two-and-a-half to three hours to be heard.