Jury finds O'Reilly guilty of murder

justice prevails

Fvcking murdering ba$tard.

Brilliant news.

Great, now we don't have to hear about it morning, noon and night.
All due respect to the family of the bereaved but I don't see why this case attracted attention far and above what is given to many murder cases tried in the State.
The media circus surrounding it has been relentless, RTE news have had it as their headline on almost every bulletin for the past fortnight, tabloids have been making radio ads citing the trial as their headline; I think the only thing that rivalled it for attention this week was Harry &*^%in' Potter...
How many other murder cases have been going on around the country at the same time? How much coverage did you hear of them?

Justice was served.

Conviction for murder in Ireland a mandatory sentance for jail for life but how long is a life sentance?

Does life mean life or will he be out in maybe ten years for good behaviour?

Wertz wrote:

Great, now we don't have to hear about it morning, noon and night.
All due respect to the family of the bereaved but I don't see why this case attracted attention far and above what is given to many murder cases tried in the State.
The media circus surrounding it has been relentless, RTE news have had it as their headline on almost every bulletin for the past fortnight, tabloids have been making radio ads citing the trial as their headline; I think the only thing that rivalled it for attention this week was Harry &*^%in' Potter...
How many other murder cases have been going on around the country at the same time? How much coverage did you hear of them?

Shaddup, you were the same in the Maddy thread too. If you don't like the news, don't watch it

As for me, I'm looking forward to hearing about the finer points of the trial. And I bet there's a book or two in the offing too!.

What an absolute bollix (O'Reilly, not you Wertz.)

Did RTE bring any special coverage of it? TV3 brought a news report just after 7.

Sonnenblumen wrote:

Perhaps if you paid more attention you might realise why this particular trial received so much media attention. But before you ask, don't bother I've no interest to explain it to you.

Don't flatter yourself, I'm not naieve enough not to see why this trial holds all the classic Hollywood ingredients for it to become a media feeding frenzy....it's just this type of sensationalism pisses me off.
It pisses me off because it turns me into an indifferent spectator on what is an important event to the victim, the perpetrator and their respective family and friends. It's really no-one else's business what goes on in the court (yes, yes I know it's in the public domain, trialed by your peers, etc), if it bothers you that much to know then by all means find out....but this forcefeeding from all sides of the Irish print/TV/radio news at the expense of reportage of other trials going on at present is wearing.
The public shouldn't be bombarded with every minute detail every hour of the day for almost 3 weeks....and like I said, where was the coverage of any other ongoing murder trial(s) in the country?

Mairt: maddy thread?

Hmmm. I too often wondered why this, of all cases, attracted such massive attention. I suppose his cockiness throughout. Possibly his Late Late appearance shortly after the murder. He was so calm - not shocked calm, but completely blasé.
Glad he went down, but every shred of evidence was circumstantial - I wonder will this set a precedent for future cases. I mean, it was pretty darn obvious that O'Reilly did it, but what about other cases riding on purely circumstantial evidence? An appeal, or several, is on the cards, no doubt.
And I wonder will there be some sort of support from men's groups on the strength of his emails criticising his wife and her alleged treatment of their sons? As well as his concern about custody once they broke up? I wonder if John Waters, Roger Eldridge et al will voice their concern - not in support for a convicted murderer, but maybe making a "look what men can be driven to"-type argument. I remember similar points were made the time that guy in Cork abducted his little girl and went into hiding for about 18 months, only to shoot her and himself when the net closed in.

Wertz: you didn't post a comment on the 43-page Maddy thread? Good on you - you obviously don't waste as much time on Boards as some of us do!!

I recall an article from the time describing the wife as, actual words I cant recall, but in recollection a bit, i dunno, tough in regards to certain areas., someone who, as they say, didnt tolerate fools kindly. Combined with the mother in laws complaint to the social, I dunno, yes, i believe he killed her, but i think to completely plead not guilty despite the evidance is insane. Shouldve went for manslaughter. I dunno, I think i need to hear all sides before deciding.