Michael Reilly, a consultant engineer, first learned about the story while he was driving in northern France on a minibreak with his partner Monica Leech. Published as a small brief in the Kilkenny People on February 19, 2016, the piece referred to a Michael Reilly who got a suspended jail sentence, a six-year driving ban and a fine for uninsured driving. They were two different people, but they shared the same name, and both had addresses in the same area. In France, however, Reilly was immediately concerned. As far as he was concerned, he was the only Michael Reilly living…

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