sad news: 30 minutes ago in county down, northern ireland. at the age of 65, the family of golf star rory mcilroy has just announced urgent news to his followers that rory mcilroy’s mother is currently
sad news: 30 minutes ago in county down, northern ireland. at the age of 65, the family of golf star rory mcilroy has just announced urgent news to his followers that rory mcilroy’s mother is currently
Just after 4:00 PM local time on April 18, 2025, the McIlroy family’s world was shattered. Rosie McIlroy, beloved mother of four‑time major champion Rory McIlroy, collapsed suddenly at her Holywood, County Down home and was rushed to Ulster Hospital in Dundonald. Doctors confirmed she’d suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke, prompting an emergency craniotomy to relieve life‑threatening pressure on her brain.
Family friend Sean O’Neill—visiting when the incident occurred—recounts, “Rosie was laughing with Rory’s niece one moment, then clutched her head and slumped to the floor. It was terrifying.” Within minutes, husband Gerry McIlroy and paramedics were performing vital stabilisation measures before airlifting her to the Neuro‑Critical Care Unit
