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Trust Corporations
A Trust Corporation can be appointed to administer an estate in the deceased's will.
Below is a list of Trust Corporations accepted by the President of the High Court under section 30(4)(C) of the Succession Act 1965.
| Name of Trust Corporation | Name of Deceased | Date of Order |
|---|---|---|
| Association for Relief of Distressed Protestants | Colgan | 22.04.1968 |
| Mercers Hospital | Taafe | 29.07.1968 |
| St Flannan's Diocesan Trust | Hamilton | 27.04.1968 |
| St Patrick's Missionary Society Kiltegan | Guilfoyle | 02.07.1973 |
| Representative Church Body of Ireland | Switzer | 15.10.1973 |
| The Irish Cancer Society | Lawless | 31.05.1976 |
| The Maynooth Mission to China | Monaghan | 29.05.1978 |
| Ex Service Mental Welfare Society | Rogers | 14.04.1980 |
| Gorta | Gill | 19.05.1980 |
| St Brendan's Trust | 1979 60 SP | — |
| Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Dawson | 06.10.1980 |
| Royal College of Surgeons | Sheils | 02.02.1981 |
| St Peter Claver (African Mission) Association | Kavanagh | 09.03.1981 |
| The Frederick Oznam Trust (Incorp.) (St Vincent de Paul) | Keenan | 21.01.1983 |
| The Scripture Gift Mission | Hatte | — |
| Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin | Nicholson | 30.07.1984 |
| The Provost and Fellows of Trinity College | Newell | 20.07.1987 |
| Order of the Discalced Friars of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Otherwise Discalced Carmelites Clarendon Street Dublin) | — | — |
| The Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith (orse Ypsilanti Holdings) | Ferris | 04.03.1991 |
| The Salvation Army of Ireland | O'Neill | 22.06.1992 |
| The Sacred Heart Missionary Education Trust | — | — |
| Concern | — | — |
| St John of God Trust | — | — |
| — | Heffernan | 08.02.1993 |
| Bank of Ireland Finance Section 30(4)(B) | — | — |
| St Vincent Pallotti Trust (Ireland) LTD (Pallotine Fathers/Society of the Catholic Apostolate) | Mc Kenna K | 12.12.1994 |
| Alzheimer Society of Ireland | Hewitt | 19.12.1994 |
| The Sisters of Mercy (Tuam Diocese) Co. Ltd. | Corkell | 14.10.1996 |
| The Salesian Sisters | — | — |
| F M A Trustees | O'Brien | 26.06.2002 |
| Trócaire | Duggan | 21.01.2008 |
| Aileach Centres Limited | McGennis | 02.03.2009 |
| St Francis Hospice | Miller | 27.07.2009 |
| The National Medical Rehabilitation Trust Limited | Kelly | 30.05.2011 |
| Our Lady's Hospice Limited | Mullane | 27.07.2011 |
| Aid to the Church in Need (Ireland) | Kenny | 09.07.2012 |
| Diabetes Federation of Ireland | Sisk | 01.12.2014 |
| North West Pet Protection Company Limited by Guarantee | Gallagher | 30.04.2018 |
| UCD (National College of Ireland) | Fennell | 31.07.2019 |
| Barnardos - Republic of Ireland Company Limited | Porter | 11.10.2021 |
| Galway Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | O'Brien | 09.10.2023 |
Applications Refused
Below is a list of applications that have been refused by the High Court.
| Name of Trust Corporation | Name of Deceased | Date of Order |
|---|---|---|
| Mother Teresa of Calcutta Fund | Keogh | 11.10.1993 |
| Bon Secours Trustees | Walters | 30.03.1998 |