Another Irish Land Fued..

IrishLad2012

Just reading the case and couldn't help but think what is it that makes us Irish farmers fued over the land. Interesting case,anyone know the farm in question,doesn't really say who farms it currently.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0129/365175-oleary-hayes-will-court/

Two Co Wexford men have been found guilty of forging a will of a dead farmer.
William O'Leary, 49, from Arthurstown and businessman Noel Hayes, 59, from Ramsgrange had denied forging the will of bachelor farmer Matthew Hayes.

Mr Hayes died in hospital aged 82 on 25 December 1998.
A third man, Charlie O'Leary, pleaded guilty in 2009 of being involved in the forgery and was given a suspended sentence.
O'Leary testified against his brother Willie and former best friend Noel Hayes.
Judge Raymond Fullam ordered William O'Leary not to contact his brother Charlie and he remanded O'Leary and Hayes on bail while adjourning sentencing until 25 February.

Bodacious

IrishLad2012 wrote: »

Just reading the case and couldn't help but think what is it that makes us Irish farmers fued over the land. Interesting case,anyone know the farm in question,doesn't really say who farms it currently.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0129/365175-oleary-hayes-will-court/

Two Co Wexford men have been found guilty of forging a will of a dead farmer.
William O'Leary, 49, from Arthurstown and businessman Noel Hayes, 59, from Ramsgrange had denied forging the will of bachelor farmer Matthew Hayes.

Mr Hayes died in hospital aged 82 on 25 December 1998.
A third man, Charlie O'Leary, pleaded guilty in 2009 of being involved in the forgery and was given a suspended sentence.
O'Leary testified against his brother Willie and former best friend Noel Hayes.
Judge Raymond Fullam ordered William O'Leary not to contact his brother Charlie and he remanded O'Leary and Hayes on bail while adjourning sentencing until 25 February.

i hope they throw the book at them

Juniorhurler

Bodacious wrote: »

i hope they throw the book at them

+1. This is the lowest form of theft. Robbing a dying man.

Manoffeeling

Let's hope they rot. Forgery is the lowest act.

Rovi

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In this particular case, the defendants have been found guilty and named in the public press, so there's no issue with posting the names or the details of the case as publicly published.

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Manoffeeling

Agreed. I posted last year in the heat of the moment about my brother forging my signature to move 30 cattle from my herd into his before it was discussed with the dept or solicitors.