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The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
The Front Lounge
Phone:
+353 51 303 550

Address:
38/39 John Street, Waterford 000, Ireland

Laurence Larry Griffin was an Irish postman who disappeared from the village of Stradbally, County Waterford on Christmas Day 1929. Investigators concluded that Griffin visited a local pub after work where he was injured in a drunken altercation; he either died immediately from his injury or shortly afterwards in the adjacent Garda station. His body was then allegedly disposed in order to hide the fact that the pub was illegally serving alcohol on Christmas Day. This disclosure would have threatened the livelihood of the publican, several members of the local police force and other local people who were alleged to have been breaking the law. This version of events has never been proven, and continues to be vehemently denied by the families of the accused.The investigation into Griffin's disappearance was hampered by conflicting witness statements and a lack of evidence. Investigators eventually arrested and charged several Stradbally residents, but the prosecution's case fell apart in court when the key witness, Jim Fitzgerald, changed his testimony. All charges were subsequently dropped and the case officially remains unsolved. Fitzgerald later claimed that he had changed his testimony under duress from the villagers, and reiterated that they had been involved in Griffin's disappearance. Several Gardai who worked on the case have also expressed their certainty of the villagers' guilt. Despite extensive searching, Griffin's body has never been found. Many of the accused later took successful legal action against both the Gardai and local newspapers. The disappearance remains a contentious issue in Stradbally, where visitors and journalists have been verbally abused and threatened with litigation for asking about it. In 2009, all files from the original investigation were made public.
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