Noel Hayes and William O’Leary acquitted of will forgery

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Noel Hayes and William O’Leary were acquitted of forging a will at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 2 February 2015. The alleged offence concerned the will of Matthew Hayes, involving a date between December 1998 and January 1999. A jury returned not-guilty verdicts after deliberating for nearly two and a half hours. Both men, from New Ross, Co Wexford, had pleaded not guilty. The report said the prosecution alleged the will was forged, while evidence also concerned family, business and land disputes.