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Tue 07 Jul 2007Man says he named gunman wronglyA shooting victim has told a jury he wrongly identified the gunman because he wanted to get back at him after hearing rumours that he was having an affair with his girlfriend.Paul Reilly (27) replied, "I couldn't tell you. I could have said Mass and I wouldn't have known," when asked to confirm that while he was in the Mater hospital, he told a garda it was the accused who shot him.