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Tue 07 Jul 2007O'Reilly admitted affair to detectiveJoe O'Reilly told gardaí that he had an affair but that it was over by the time his wife Rachel was found murdered at the family home in north Dublin, a jury heard yesterday.Det Sgt Patrick Marry said Mr O'Reilly was questioned on the day of the murder and he admitted that he did have an affair with a woman named Nikki Pelley, but it was over. He also said that he had spoken on the phone to Ms Pelley at mid-day that day.