Dolores O'Riordan RIP (Mod warning in op)

GalwayGrrrrrl · 15-01-2018 7:34pm

Zombie is on the Pitch Perfect 3 soundtrack - I was explaining to my kids yesterday who the Cranberries were. Shocking news, RIP Dolores.

retro:electro · 15-01-2018 7:34pm

Everybody else is doing is, so why can't we? was the soundtrack of my youth. My sister was five years older than me and she used to lock herself in her room and listen to that album over and over and I, not being cool enough to be let in, used to sit in the frame of the door with my ear pressed against it listening to the music.
An absolute gem of an album that had spirit, soul, a heart and lungs.

JupiterKid · 15-01-2018 7:38pm

Shocked and saddened to hear of this news. I only heard it when I got back from work and turned on the 6 O’Clock news on TV. 46 is far too young to go - my mam was also only 46 when she died suddenly.

RIP Dolores - you may be gone in person but your music will live on.

iamwhoiam · 15-01-2018 7:39pm

RIP Dolores . She had a beautiful stunning voice

Skedaddle · 15-01-2018 7:40pm

Stunning voice and a legendary Irish singer. Way, way too young to go!

RIP and condolences to family, friends and bandmates.

She'll always be an Irish legend and one of the absolute classic voices that I think we'll be hearing for decades, if not centuries to come.

McMurphy · 15-01-2018 7:43pm

Cant believe it.

Was a massive fan of the band in the mid 90s (college years) she had an absolutely fantastic voice.

46 is no age at all to die.

Rip Dolores. Sleep well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LL7CLRt-es

dublinman1990 · 15-01-2018 7:44pm

RTÉ are reporting now that she died suddenly after being in a recording session in London.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0115/933523-dolores-oriordan-dies-suddenly-in-london/

15-01-2018 7:44pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

RIP

very underrated singer from a very underrated band

one of Ireland's best artistic exports

I think her illness at the height of their fame prevented further inroads on the International stage- so much to give and such talent. RIP

Mam of 4 · 15-01-2018 7:45pm

RIP Dolores , so young , so talented , sad news to hear .

Bambi985 · 15-01-2018 7:49pm

Had my first shift at the bish disco in Galway in the late 90s to this song:

His name was Shane from Portumna :pac:

So so many 90s moments flooding back to me, some of their bigger songs are real, visceral childhood memories for me.

Zico ! · 15-01-2018 7:50pm

spurshero wrote: »

Does it matter. Rip

It does mather a lot of us would like to know what happened MR PC

PTH2009 · 15-01-2018 7:53pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I think her illness at the height of their fame prevented further inroads on the International stage- so much to give and such talent. RIP

what illness did she get

I was only a child in 90s so would not of been aware of them during there hay day.

Linger was a classic reeling in the years song

bloodless_coup · 15-01-2018 7:53pm

On the news there about how absolutely devistating it is. It's unexpected and sad for her family, but i think it's hyperbole to describe it as "devistating for Limerick"

Vladimir Poontang · 15-01-2018 7:55pm

Was only talking to her last week...met her through work. Gentle and polite.

Regret I didn't tell her how much I liked her work now, I got completely tongue tied when I realised who she was.

Awful news.

AMKC · 15-01-2018 7:56pm

So very sad to hear. Great band and she had a great vice and great songs. So sad

R.I.P. Dolores. Gone too soon.

Mike Litoris · 15-01-2018 8:02pm

Jesus that's a shock. Really saddened by this. R.I.P.

Mr.Wemmick · 15-01-2018 8:05pm

doylefe wrote: »

On the news there about how absolutely devistating it is. It's unexpected and sad for her family, but i think it's hyperbole to describe it as "devistating for Limerick"

For all of us students back in Limerick then, the Cranberries, the Mirrors etc. were the local bands we all went to see whenever they played.. the Cranberries were a big part of the place, we all drank in all the same pubs and she and the lads were very much a part of the town. So for those of us who were there and remember the Limerick music scene.. yes, Limerick will be devastated.. I can't get Limerick and those times out of my head now.

I don't think of Dolores as troubled or ill, but of a young girl full of life, a sparkle in her eye and that beautiful, unique, wonderful voice of hers.. and those three lads, so quiet and reserved, they all worked so hard.. music was their passion and they made it.

What a loss!

JimmyMcGill · 15-01-2018 8:07pm

doylefe wrote: »

On the news there about how absolutely devistating it is. It's unexpected and sad for her family, but i think it's hyperbole to describe it as "devistating for Limerick"

I know an awful lot of people in Limerick who ARE devestated at this news.
Why wouldn't they be? She was an idol to a whole generation from there and beyond.

Poochie05 · 15-01-2018 8:16pm

eezipc wrote: »

I don't think people realise how famous the Cranberries were. My wife is Russian and The Cranberries was the only Irish band she knew. She was vaguely familiar of U2, but in the 90's the Cranberries were massive all over the world.

I used to live in an isolated fishing village on a Mediterranean island, with mainly the local fishermen for friends. Even though they only spoke their own dialect, we managed to communicate and many's an evening they spent playing Zombie over and over again on the pub jukebox for me, their little 'lost' Irish girl

RIP Dolores.

vicwatson · 15-01-2018 8:17pm

The Queen of Limerick R.I.P.

smurgen · 15-01-2018 8:17pm

eezipc wrote: »

I don't think people realise how famous the Cranberries were. My wife is Russian and The Cranberries was the only Irish band she knew. She was vaguely familiar of U2, but in the 90's the Cranberries were massive all over the world.

Have to echo that,I was in Cuba last year and heard them everyday.they love the Cranberries over there.

Aidric · 15-01-2018 8:18pm

Oh, this one hit me in the gut when i got the breaking alert. She was a brilliant front woman of a band who were huge internationally. She leaves behind a wonderful legacy.

So sad for her children and family, 46 is no age. RIP Dolores.

Think I'll stick on their concert in Paris to remember her. They were at their peak here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vyw3JYCZCQ

Wheeliebin30 · 15-01-2018 8:18pm

Yep, they are massive in Thailand, played in every bar.

Silentcorner · 15-01-2018 8:22pm

I only got to see her perform once, it was the launch of the City of Culture in 2014...she only played for about 20 mins...

What was evident was her incredible voice, she played Zombie first and blew me away!

What I will remember from that night, in the wind and cold of Merchants Quay, was when she was introducing "Linger"...she mentioned that she wrote it when she was in school in Laurel Hill...she wrote it as a schoolgirl about her first broken heart, in a very typical unassuming manner she just said "It (as in the song) went across the sea and beyond, but it is back home tonight!"....it was of course a massive hit that launched The Cranberries, that song has been performed in stadiums across the world...it occurred to me that night what kind of a journey that woman and indeed the band have had...global stadium tours, 40 million album sales etc...the whole band were always very unassuming down to earth bunch....

She was always a very proud Limerick woman, and she was always warmly received by the people of Limerick...may she rest in peace.

NoviGlitzko · 15-01-2018 8:24pm

I was driving home and nearly had to stop the car I was so shocked when I heard the news. I loved The Cranberries. They have songs that I'd regard as some of the best of all time. Really sad news she was so so young. Thoughts with her family.

Ann22 · 15-01-2018 8:28pm

Silentcorner wrote:

What I will remember from that night, in the wind and cold of Merchants Quay, was when she was introducing "Linger"...she mentioned that she wrote it when she was in school in Laurel Hill...she wrote it as a schoolgirl about her first broken heart, in a very typical unassuming manner she just said "It (as in the song) went across the sea and beyond, but it is back home tonight!"....it was of course a massive hit that launched The Cranberries, that song has been performed in stadiums across the world...it occurred to me that night what kind of a journey that woman and indeed the band have had...global stadium tours, 40 million album sales etc...the whole band were always very unassuming down to earth bunch....

Silentcorner wrote:

She was always a very proud Limerick woman, and she was always warmly received by the people of Limerick...may she rest in peace.

Silentcorner wrote:

What was evident was her incredible voice, she played Zombie first and blew me away!

Silentcorner wrote:

I only got to see her perform once, it was the launch of the City of Culture in 2014...she only played for about 20 mins...

Silentcorner wrote:

What was evident was her incredible voice, she played Zombie first and blew me away!

Silentcorner wrote:

What I will remember from that night, in the wind and cold of Merchants Quay, was when she was introducing "Linger"...she mentioned that she wrote it when she was in school in Laurel Hill...she wrote it as a schoolgirl about her first broken heart, in a very typical unassuming manner she just said "It (as in the song) went across the sea and beyond, but it is back home tonight!"....it was of course a massive hit that launched The Cranberries, that song has been performed in stadiums across the world...it occurred to me that night what kind of a journey that woman and indeed the band have had...global stadium tours, 40 million album sales etc...the whole band were always very unassuming down to earth bunch....

Silentcorner wrote:

She was always a very proud Limerick woman, and she was always warmly received by the people of Limerick...may she rest in peace.

What a lovely post.

YFlyer · 15-01-2018 8:30pm

Mod-Redacted and banned.

Vojera · 15-01-2018 8:33pm

Me and my best friend in secondary school bonded by swapping their albums with each other and talking about which songs were our favourites. I had all the albums on tape and loved them so much that I bought them again on cd. Great memories.

Sad when someone so young passes away. RIP Dolores. Her poor kids.

MAJJ · 15-01-2018 8:39pm

Dolores passing is very sad, a huge talent. I had the pleasure of seeing them when they started in small gigs and then big gigs. Brilliant performer and singer. My sincere condolences to her family - RIP Dolores.

YFlyer · 15-01-2018 8:46pm

Remember Noel going to Hogans Car sales on the Dublin Road in Limerick to check out some cars. The owner of the place fobbed him off. The secretary mentioned to him afterwards who he was.

NIMAN · 15-01-2018 8:48pm

Was never a fan of the Cranberries, although they did have a few classic songs.

Very very sad news, younger than myself and the thing I find most sad is that she's leaving 3 kids behind.

RIP.

splinter65 · 15-01-2018 8:53pm

Poor troubled soul.
The rock music industry is like a voracious monster. It wants to devour you and spit you back out again.
Anyone a little bit fragile seems to be decimated sooner or later.
I just happen to know that until recently she was leading a very lonely existence with little or no contact with her nearest and dearest.
If you make some bad mistakes in the celebrity world it doesn’t matter how talented you are or how you were once feted, no body wants to know you when your lying in the gutter.
Fame and fortune are heavy crowns to carry for some, Britney Spears, Karen Carpenter, Dolores O’Riordan. RIP

15-01-2018 8:54pm

Awful news. To die suddenly like that at just 46 is horrible.

Sorry I never got to see her perform live.

Deleted User wrote: »

Absolutely. You go to Asia and the Cranberries are played everywhere. Zombie did become a pretty iconic song of the 90s, pretty much one of defining songs of that period.

I spent a few months in China and remember thinking how strange it was to hear Zombie being belted out in a karaoke bar in Nanjing!

cycle4fun · 15-01-2018 9:15pm

Very young age, very sad.

Fanny Wank · 15-01-2018 9:16pm

Janey, only 46. RIP

Dayor Knight · 15-01-2018 9:19pm

R.I.P. Dolores. Very sad.

eviltwin · 15-01-2018 9:19pm

I wouldn't be a fan of her music but she was so young and has three children so music aside it's a tragic loss for the family. RIP

m17 · 15-01-2018 9:20pm

Thanks Dolores for all you brilliant music rip

Vladimir Poontang · 15-01-2018 9:21pm

splinter65 wrote: »

Britney Spears, Karen Carpenter, Dolores O’Riordan. RIP

Britney?

Grandeeod · 15-01-2018 9:21pm

Im stunned, yet not stunned, but still want to be stunned. Its so sad. So very sad.

I'm the same age as Dolores and only discovered The Cranberries in the early 90s like most. I was and am a big Duran Duran fan. While following the progress of the Cranberries, what a big joy it was to see them support Duran Duran on the American tour during '93. It helped them break America and they went on to outshine Duran Duran in that decade and fair play. For me personally it was great to see a successful band come out of Ireland and make it. Combining it with my fave band from my pre and early teens made it a funny little special thing for me. Dolores met her Husband Don on that tour. He was Duran Durans tour manager. Once I bought their debut album, I never strayed. Saw them live many times but my favourite show was the Summer of 2000 in Dublin Castle. Such maturity at that stage.

RIP Dolores. Here's my little link with you in a vast musical world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhFj6LSG_xA

take everything · 15-01-2018 9:22pm

RIP. Very sorry to hear

YFlyer · 15-01-2018 9:23pm

eezipc wrote: »

I don't think people realise how famous the Cranberries were. My wife is Russian and The Cranberries was the only Irish band she knew. She was vaguely familiar of U2, but in the 90's the Cranberries were massive all over the world.

A friend was in Texas in 1991.He went to a record store and it stated the Cranberries were British. He let them know that they weren't.

15-01-2018 9:25pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

what illness did she get

I was only a child in 90s so would not of been aware of them during there hay day.

Linger was a classic reeling in the years song

A little bit of a history lesson so- see IT link below. I think simply it was just too much work being involved with a band that reached cult status with an audience just a few years younger than she was- and she had to take a break around 1996.

Fame was very much "thrust" upon her- I don't think she was ever someone who craved that type of attention. She was, primarily a musician/artist/singer, first and foremost.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/dolores-o-riordan-i-got-sick-had-a-meltdown-it-was-too-much-work-that-caused-it-1.3045158

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 15-01-2018 9:28pm

Very sad to hear - growing up in the 90s, The Cranberries are one of those bands that molded my music tastes, still hold a special place in my heart today, and hearing Dolores O'Riordans distinct vocals will never fail to bring me back to my childhood.

Rest In Peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUFPooqKllA

15-01-2018 9:34pm

The YouTube comments on any of The Cranberries videos today show how well known and loved she was and the rest of the band all over the world. Its a sad day for Limerick and of course the world of music. Makes it that bit more special for me that I got to see her live in Limerick on NYE 2013. RIP Dolores.

Arne_Saknussem · 15-01-2018 9:36pm

On Letterman, aged 23. A force of nature.

tringle · 15-01-2018 9:38pm

So sad to hear, strange I've being playing The Cranberries and Sinead O Connor non stop since Christmas.
A bad day for Irish rock.

splinter65 · 15-01-2018 9:38pm

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Britney?

Pop music I know. But a huge star. Mega huge. Lucky to survive a very public meltdown spread out over 12months or so.

.red. · 15-01-2018 9:39pm

This has hit me bad. Absolutely loved their music and especially her voice.
I was lucky enough to see the cranberries live 3 times and each time was fantastic. Her voice really was one of a kind and instantly recognisable.
I don't think most Irish people realise how big the band were worldwide. I remember hearing them in Hong Kong and Thailand and couldn't believe it. Asians, Irish and English all bouncing live Limerick natives when they came on.
The gig in the Bord Gais last may was brilliant and thankfully I travelled u to see it, her voice with the acustic set was one to remember. Noel was giving it socks too.
R.I.P Delores,
The Queen of Limerick
Legend.

irishgrover · 15-01-2018 9:44pm

the cranberries "saw us" played the stables in UL in late 90 / early 91...... the first time I saw them I was "annoyed" as I wanted to play"cool music" on the juke box, which obviously was not in use. 5 minutes later I was mesmorised, equal parts in awe and in love.
I never lost my grá for her and her amazing voice......
She was the same age as me.....bless her family and friends

Dolores O'Riordan RIP (Mod warning in op)

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