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Sat 07 Jul 2007Judge advises jury in O'Reilly trial to ignore mediaThe judge in the murder trial of Joe O'Reilly yesterday told the jury to ignore media reports of the case, as they had to reach their verdict only on the evidence they heard in court.It was the second time Mr Justice Barry White had told the jury to disregard any media reports.