Joe O'Reilly granted legal aid for murder appeal

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Joe O'Reilly was granted legal aid to pursue a Supreme Court appeal against his murder conviction in the Court of Appeal on 22 July 2016. His wife was murdered at their home in Naul, Co Dublin, in October 2004, according to the report.

The legal aid application followed the dismissal of his miscarriage of justice bid as an abuse of process. The report said it was uncertain whether an automatic right of appeal to the Supreme Court existed under its new jurisdiction.