O'Reilly went from college to work for consultancy company Weston-Evans in Ashby-de-la-Zouche at a very good salary by then Irish standards, and then to Sutton's of Cork, selling agricultural products, coal and oil.
O'Reilly went from college to work as a management consultant for Weston-Evans in Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicester, at 200 pounds annually, a very good salary by then Irish standards. The then moved to Sutton's of Cork, selling agricultural products, coal and oil.