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Book of condolence to open for the late Dolores O’Riordan

The Cranberries lead singer died suddenly yesterday

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A book of condolence will be opened for the late Dolores O’Riordan today in Limerick.

The Cranberries lead singer died suddenly in London on Monday at the age of 46, and many have been left shocked and saddened by the news of her death.

According to RTÉ Entertainment, the book of condolence will be opened at Limerick City and County Council’s Corporate Headquarters at Merchant’s Quay in the city at 10:00am.

An online book of condolence will also be opened on limerick.ie at the same time.

Yesterday, Dolores’ publicist Lindsey Holmes released a statement which read, “Irish and international singer Dolores O’Riordan has died suddenly in London today. She was 46 years old.”

“The lead singer with the Irish band The Cranberries, was in London for a short recording session. No further details are available at this time. Family members are devastated to hear the breaking news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”

Meanwhile, police in London say they are treating Dolores’ death as “unexplained”.

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The mother-of-three shot to fame in the early 90s as the lead singer of The Cranberries.

Their debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? was a huge hit, and they went on to sell over 40 million records worldwide.

The band released five albums before taking a break in 2003. Dolores then went on to release two solo albums, Are You Listening? (2007) and No Baggage (2009), before The Cranberries reformed in 2009.

In 2017, the band embarked on a tour – however, they were forced to cancel their remaining European dates due to Dolores’ health issues. At the time they cited back problems.

They also released a new album called Something Else in 2017, which featured acoustic versions of some of their greatest hits, as well as three new songs.

Dolores also acted as a judge on RTÉ’s The Voice of Ireland in 2013/14.

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