Garda: O’Reilly only a suspect after Late Late

A RETIRED garda who played a leading role in the jailing of wife-killer Joe O’Reilly said he did not initially suspect him.

Martin Donnellan, who reached the rank of assistant commissioner before his retirement, said he did not suspect O’Reilly at the start of the investigation.

Asked if he suspected O’Reilly after his appearance on the Late Late Show, he replied: “I think the whole country did.”