Man found guilty of murder of Josephine ‘Josie’ Ray (89) in Tipperary
Hasan Ali Gori, (52), a native of Chad, Africa, with an address in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, showed no reaction when the verdict was read out on Tuesday
Headlines compared
Common ground: most headlines mention “murdering girlfriend’s mother”, “man guilty” and “Tipperary home”.
Different angles:
- The Irish Times “Josephine Josie Ray”
- TheJournal.ie “Jury finds”
One of the 4 headlines quotes someone directly.
How 4 newspapers cover this story
Man, 52, found guilty of murdering Tipperary 89-year-old
A 52-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of 89-year-old mother-of-five Josephine 'Josie' Ray at her home in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, in August 2024.
Man found guilty of murder of Josephine ‘Josie’ Ray (89) in Tipperary
Hasan Ali Gori, (52), a native of Chad, Africa, with an address in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, showed no reaction when the verdict was read out on Tuesday
· The inside story of Tipperary pensioner Josephine Ray’s murder by her daughter’s boyfriend
Jury finds man guilty of murdering girlfriend’s mother in her Tipperary home
Hasan Ali Gori (52), a native of Chad, Africa, with an address in Co Tipperary, showed no reaction when the verdict was read out.
Man guilty of murdering girlfriend’s mother (89) in Tipperary home
Josephine ‘Josie’ Ray died trying to ‘fight off’ attacker as he strangled her in her own bed, trial heard
Coverage details
4 outlets from Ireland are covering this story: RTÉ News, The Irish Times, TheJournal.ie and Irish Independent. RTÉ News published it first, on November 10, 2026; the last outlet to join was Irish Independent, one hour later.
Key names in the coverage: Tipperary, Hasan Ali Gori, Josephine and Ray.
In total 7 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.


