Loredana Morosanu

Loredana Morosanu was a 48 year old Romanian woman who had lived in Ireland for many years and worked at Hickey's Pharmacy. She was found dead at her home on Melville Terrace in Finglas, Dublin, in the early hours of Monday, 26 October 2026, after gardai responded to a report of an incident shortly after 4.30am. The scene was preserved for forensic examination, and a man in his forties, who was known to her, was arrested later that morning in connection with her death.

Little has so far been made public about Loredana Morosanu's life before the events that brought her to national attention. Reports describe her as originally from Botosani in northeastern Romania, and note that she had been engaged. She was known in her local community in Finglas, where neighbours and representatives described a woman whose death caused widespread shock and grief among residents, many of whom are themselves part of Dublin's Romanian community.

Her death was confirmed by Irish police and reported by national outlets including RTE and TheJournal.ie on the morning of 26 October 2026. Local People Before Profit councillor Conor Reddy said that the killing had reopened painful memories for the area, which had previously lost another young woman, Jennifer Poole, to violence nearby in 2021. Gardai have said they believe Loredana Morosanu had been the target of ongoing violence before her death, though the full circumstances remain under investigation.

A vigil in her honour was being organised by members of the local community in the days following her death. Tributes online and from local representatives described a woman who was well liked and whose loss has been deeply felt, both locally and within the Romanian diaspora in Ireland.

At the time of writing, Loredana Morosanu is not known to have had any wider public career or public profile beyond her work and her presence in the Finglas community. She is remembered by those who knew her as a woman whose life was cut short in violent and still unresolved circumstances, and whose death has prompted renewed concern locally about violence against women.