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# Probate

This year
2024
'A legal bomb waiting to go off': The delays at the Probate Office have reached a record high
Solicitors have called on the Probate Office to reinstate its face-to-face counter service.
Delays have steadily increased after a new way of working was introduced to accommodate remote working during the Covid pandemic.
Solicitors have called on the Probate Office to reinstate its face-to-face counter service.
One solicitor said the current arrangements are "absolutely shocking".
All time
'It has a big impact on loved ones': Probate delays leave families waiting months to resolve inheritance
What is it that makes Irish people fight over wills?
Organising a funeral: The unexpected challenges when a loved ones dies
Building housing Avoca up for sale for €6 million