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# Wills

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".
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
7 Feb
40.9k
54
All time
Parents may no longer have a 'moral duty' to provide for children in wills
30 May 2017
27.8k
39
'My sister is laughing all the way to the bank, we will never speak again': Families at war over wills
22 Dec 2016
278k
62
New laws could curb disputes over wills in Ireland
14 Dec 2016
18.2k
51
'But I'm only in my 30s': Why you should make a will
21 Nov 2016
17.7k
34
Two sisters are fighting for their sister's will after she left €283k estate to her best friend
19 Aug 2016
34.2k
If you're fighting over a €250k house, you could lose it all in legal fees
2 May 2016
28.5k
10
Has your family fallen out over a will? We'd like to know
25 Apr 2016
21.4k
What happens to your money and possessions if you die without a will
Aisling O'Leary
14 Apr 2016
24.0k
43
What is it that makes Irish people fight over wills?
14 Nov 2015
23.7k
38
A millionaire left his daughters $20 million - but they get bonuses if they get married and don't work
27 Jul 2015
42.0k
16
What type of charity would you donate to in your will, if any?
26 Sep 2014
6.7k
31
Letters and wills of World War I soldiers made available online
4 May 2014
8.9k
8
€1.23m left in wills to Dublin homeless charity in 2012
25 Jun 2013
8.9k
9
Please, look after my dogs... 7 unusual last will and testament requests
27 Jul 2011
1.1k