Patrick Joseph Quinn made at least six wills in his lifetime, the earliest of which was in California in 2013, with five subsequent wills made in Ireland on dates between 2017 and 2024. Photograph: Getty ImagesA judge has made orders concerning the treatment of a US investment that formed part of a Dublin man’s estate, which had an overall value of more than €800,000. Patrick Joseph Quinn, of the Pines, Herbert Park Lane, Ballsbridge, died aged 97 in May 2024 and left no surviving child, parent or sibling. The beneficiaries named in various wills created by him included many of his 20 nieces and nephews and some charities. In due course, the 2019 will would have to be admitted to probate in the relevant foreign jurisdiction, probably England and Wales, she added.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2026 20:27 UTC