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Joe Grogan inquest: How a millionaire farmer died the day after he was married

An inquest doesn’t typically hear questions about the consummation of a relationship or the validity of a marriage certificate, and it’s not usual for there to be so many lawyers in a coroner’s court. But when there’s a farm, valued at €5.5 million at stake, and the circumstances around the death are somewhat confused, it’s perhaps to be expected.

The three-day inquest into the death of wealthy farmer Joe Grogan (75) at his home on April 15th, 2023 heard questions that a coroner’s court is not there to answer. Its job is to establish cause of death.

Grogan had been married the previous day…

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