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| Dolores O’Riordan funeral: mourners pay tribute to Cranberries singer | Dolores O’Riordan funeral: mourners pay tribute to Cranberries singer |
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| Irish pop star buried after service at Saint Ailbe’s Catholic church in Ballybricken, Co Limerick | Irish pop star buried after service at Saint Ailbe’s Catholic church in Ballybricken, Co Limerick |
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| Tue 23 Jan 2018 12.14 GMT | Tue 23 Jan 2018 12.14 GMT |
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| Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay tribute to the Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan on Tuesday as she was buried in her native Ballybricken, near the city of Limerick. | Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay tribute to the Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan on Tuesday as she was buried in her native Ballybricken, near the city of Limerick. |
| In the parish church where O’Riordan once sang in the local choir, Canon Liam McNamara said the number of people she had helped through her songs was “impossible to count” and that she rescued countless people from “the darkness of depression” with her music. | In the parish church where O’Riordan once sang in the local choir, Canon Liam McNamara said the number of people she had helped through her songs was “impossible to count” and that she rescued countless people from “the darkness of depression” with her music. |
| Her talents were used “generously for the benefit of others”, McNamara said of the pop star, who was found dead at a London hotel on 15 January. | Her talents were used “generously for the benefit of others”, McNamara said of the pop star, who was found dead at a London hotel on 15 January. |
| Inside a packed Saint Ailbe’s Catholic church in Ballybricken, County Limerick, a service began with a recording of Ave Maria, sung by O’Riordan and Luciano Pavarotti. | Inside a packed Saint Ailbe’s Catholic church in Ballybricken, County Limerick, a service began with a recording of Ave Maria, sung by O’Riordan and Luciano Pavarotti. |
| During his homily, McNamara recalled his first encounter with the singer. | During his homily, McNamara recalled his first encounter with the singer. |
| “My first meeting with her was in 1989. The memory is indelibly written on my mind. There she is, sitting at the keyboard, playing and singing with the choir in this lovely church of Saint Ailbe… She possessed a very special singing voice – a talent worth its weight in gold. Intelligent girl that she was, she knew well that she should develop and use that talent. She also knew the talents were given by almighty God to be used generously for the benefit of others.” | “My first meeting with her was in 1989. The memory is indelibly written on my mind. There she is, sitting at the keyboard, playing and singing with the choir in this lovely church of Saint Ailbe… She possessed a very special singing voice – a talent worth its weight in gold. Intelligent girl that she was, she knew well that she should develop and use that talent. She also knew the talents were given by almighty God to be used generously for the benefit of others.” |
| McNamara added: “No words are adequate to describe Dolores or to accurately state the influence for good she has been over the years.” | McNamara added: “No words are adequate to describe Dolores or to accurately state the influence for good she has been over the years.” |
| Paying tribute to the singer, the Catholic archbishop of Cashel and Emly in south-west Ireland, Kieran O’Reilly, said that on hearing the news of her death “many hearts in Ireland and around the world [were] heavy with sadness”. | Paying tribute to the singer, the Catholic archbishop of Cashel and Emly in south-west Ireland, Kieran O’Reilly, said that on hearing the news of her death “many hearts in Ireland and around the world [were] heavy with sadness”. |
| O’Reilly said that after meeting the late Pope John Paul II, O’Riordan told an interviewer that her faith was one of her greatest musical influences. | O’Reilly said that after meeting the late Pope John Paul II, O’Riordan told an interviewer that her faith was one of her greatest musical influences. |
| Mourners at the requiem mass for the 46-year-old singer included her mother, Eileen, her three children, Taylor, Molly and Dakota, and their father, O’Riordan’s former husband Don Burton. Her sister, Angela, and brothers Terence, Brendan, Donal, Joseph and PJ also attended. | Mourners at the requiem mass for the 46-year-old singer included her mother, Eileen, her three children, Taylor, Molly and Dakota, and their father, O’Riordan’s former husband Don Burton. Her sister, Angela, and brothers Terence, Brendan, Donal, Joseph and PJ also attended. |
| All the members of her band – Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan and Fergal Lawler – were also at the service. | All the members of her band – Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan and Fergal Lawler – were also at the service. |
| At the end of the service the Cranberries’ song When You’re Gone was played. | At the end of the service the Cranberries’ song When You’re Gone was played. |
| Among those who had come to Limerick over the past 24 hours to pay tribute to O’Riordan was Ireland’s president, Michael D Higgins. | Among those who had come to Limerick over the past 24 hours to pay tribute to O’Riordan was Ireland’s president, Michael D Higgins. |
| Speaking before the funeral, Higgins said: “It’s so profoundly sad that someone so young is taken from us, but it’s equally important also to pay tribute to her work and music. | Speaking before the funeral, Higgins said: “It’s so profoundly sad that someone so young is taken from us, but it’s equally important also to pay tribute to her work and music. |
| “It’s also to the incredible credit of all those who have appreciated the music and the songs and the performances and the band, that they have come out in such numbers to make their tribute.” | “It’s also to the incredible credit of all those who have appreciated the music and the songs and the performances and the band, that they have come out in such numbers to make their tribute.” |
| Among other Irish celebrities to pay tribute to O’Riordan was former Munster, Ireland and Lions rugby player Ronan O’Gara, who said this would be a “tough day for the great people of a special city to me”. | Among other Irish celebrities to pay tribute to O’Riordan was former Munster, Ireland and Lions rugby player Ronan O’Gara, who said this would be a “tough day for the great people of a special city to me”. |
| O’Riordan was to be buried after requiem mass in the local cemetery at Ballybricken at a private ceremony. | O’Riordan was to be buried after requiem mass in the local cemetery at Ballybricken at a private ceremony. |
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