Wife killer must wait for ruling regarding miscarriage of justice

Court reserves judgment after O’Reilly bids to have murder conviction declared miscarriage of justice

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on whether Joe O’Reilly can apply to have his conviction for murdering his wife declared a miscarriage of justice.

In July 2007, Joe O’Reilly was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife at their home in the Naul, Co Dublin.