Overview

• Coroner Raymond Mahon concluded on July 16 that Joseph Grogan died of natural causes linked to stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a probable infection from compromised immunity.
• Pathologist Charles d’Adhemar testified that the body’s embalming within hours blocked any drug or infection testing and prevented a definitive cause-of-death determination.
• Barrister Damien Tansey, acting for Grogan’s cousins, had requested Gardaí to launch a forensic investigation before the coroner’s verdict, citing numerous unanswered questions.
• Lisa Flaherty, whom Grogan married a day before his death, is now sole heir to his 220-acre County Offaly farm valued at €5.5 million, a prospect contested by family members.
• Despite the inquest’s natural-cause ruling, relatives continue to dispute Flaherty’s account of end-of-life care and the timing of the embalming and marriage.