Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Rosie Hanrahan

Born between July 1942 and July 1943, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 5 Jul 2021 to 6 Jul 2021

Victim: Rosie Hanrahan, Irish woman, 78 (judged from name)Rosie Hanrahan

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between July 1942 and July 1943, from the ages reported
Offences
Murder
Where
Co. Limerick
Reporting
2 reports, 5 Jul 2021 to 6 Jul 2021
Outlets
gript.ie, limerickpost.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Story David Raleigh. The late Rosie Hanrahan, New road, Thomondgate, Limerick strangled to death by Alexandru Iordache . Photograph Liam Burke Press 22
Pictured with others
Story David Raleigh. The late Rosie Hanrahan, New road, Thomondgate, Limerick strangled to death by Alexandru Iordache . Photograph Liam Burke Press 22
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickpost.ie, 5 Jul 2021
Story David Raleigh. The late Rosie Hanrahan, New road, Thomondgate, Limerick strangled to death by Alexandru Iordache . Photograph Liam Burke Press 22
Pictured with others
Story David Raleigh. The late Rosie Hanrahan, New road, Thomondgate, Limerick strangled to death by Alexandru Iordache . Photograph Liam Burke Press 22
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickpost.ie, 5 Jul 2021

Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.

Cases

latest first
  • Romanian man sentenced for murder of Limerick pensioner Rosie Hanrahan Murder · Co. Limerick

    Alexandru Iordache, a Romanian man, was sentenced for the murder of 78-year-old Rosie Hanrahan in Limerick. A prosecuting senior counsel told the court that Iordache 'flitted in and out' of the country to commit offences, having targeted Hanrahan in a supermarket in December 2017 before following her home and breaking in.

    Sentenced, 5 Jul 2021Victim · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Rosie Hanrahan, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 6 Jul2021
    Sentencedgript.ie, in Romanian man sentenced for murder of Limerick pensioner Rosie Hanrahan
    Romanian who murdered Limerick pensioner "flitted in and out" of country - Gript
    victim, Rosie Hanrahan, 78, female, irish (judged from name)Rosie Hanrahan
  2. 5 Jul2021
    Sentencedlimerickpost.ie, in Romanian man sentenced for murder of Limerick pensioner Rosie Hanrahan
    “Everybody loved her, she was the mother of everyone on our street” — neighbours remember murdered Limerick pensioner Rose Hanrahan
    victim, Rosie Hanrahan, 78, female, irish (judged from name)Rosie Hanrahan

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