CITY VIGIL for DOLORES Large Crowd Sings Loud and Proud Forlatesinger at Arthur’S Quayvigil Page 3 DOLORESLAID to REST
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WEDNESDAY,JANUARY24, 2018 €1 LIMERICK AND PROUD facebook.com/limerickleader @limerick_leader www.limerickleader.ie CITY VIGIL FOR DOLORES Large crowd sings loud and proud forlatesinger at Arthur’s Quayvigil Page 3 DOLORESLAID TO REST Dolores O’Riordan’s mother Eileen, centre, is comfortedbyfamily and friends afterthe funeral Mass forthe rock star at St Ailbe’sChurch in her home parish of Ballybricken PICTURE: MICHAEL COWHEY that throughDolores’“kind —the gig of lifeitself,”Canon The Cranberries star is now‘singing in personalityand beautiful McNamaraconcluded. singing...the numbers she As Dolores’remains were rescued from darkness of de- carried from thechurch, the theheavenly choir’ after sudden death pressionare impossible to 1996 Cranberriessingle count”. When You’re Gone softly The 46-year-old Cranberries church, wherefamily, Breslin;and humanitarian He saidthatitwas “a diffi- playedthroughoutdoor FINTAN WALSH e-mail: [email protected] star,who died suddenly in friends, parishioners and a Ali Hewson, wifeofU2’s cult daynot just forBally- speakers. This wasfollowed Twitter: @FintanYTWalsh London last week, was smatteringofmusic industry Bono. bricken, butfor theworld” by aperformanceby fourbag- buried in her native Bally- personalities attended The Mass openedwitha andthatshewas“nowsinging pipers, twoofwhom were her ROCK star Dolores O’Ri- bricken following asimple, Dolores’ final farewell. special clip of Dolores per- in theheavenly choir”. nephews Andrew andDaniel. ordan has been laid to rest unadorned funeral Mass at Some well-knownfaces formingAveMariawithopera “Iftearsareshedinheaven Aprivate burial then took after‘an excellentperform- St Ailbe’s Church on included her Cranberries singer Luciano Pavarottiin —bynecessitytheyare tears place in Caherelly cemetery, Tuesday. bandmatesMikeand Noel 1995. of joy. Yes, tears of joy, fol- whereher father is buried. ance in the gig of life’,the As theMass commenced Hogan, FergalLawler, RTE’s The Mass’ chief celebrant lowing an excellentperform- priestather funeral Mass at 11.30am, aray of sunlight Dave Fanning and Eoghan wasfamily friend Canon ance by Dolores in themost ▲ SEE ALSO PAGES2AND 3 has said. shoneonthe grounds of the McDermott,musician Niall Liam McNamarawho said important and vital gig of all 2 LIMERICK LEADER www.limerickleader.ie Wednesday, January 24, 2018 TALK TO US @LIMERICKLEADER YOUR LEADER FACEBOOK.COM/LIMERICKLEADER CONTACTUS WEATHER Check updateson FUNERAL: CRANBERRIESSINGERLAID TO REST AFTER SERVICE limerickleader.ie 54 O’Connell Street,Limerick www.limerickleader.ie Dolores’God-given EDITOR Eugene Phelan TODAY 061-214503 ACOUPLE OF [email protected] SHOWERSWITH AHIGH OF 9°C COMMERICAL DIRECTOR talentiscelebrated Fergal Deegan 061-214525 [email protected] ● Main switchboard forour office at 54 O’Connell Street, Limerick Call us on 061-214500 TOMORROW SPOTTY ● Tell us your story E-mail us at SHOWERSWITH [email protected] AHIGH OF 8°C ● Place an advert E-mail us at [email protected] ● Photographic sales Copiesofpictures taken by ourphoto- graphersaswell as the archivephoto- graphs in all our editions can be ordered from our office at 54 O’Connell Street, Lim- erick. Theycan also be orderedonlinefrom FRIDAY [email protected] or PERIODS OF through our website www.limerickleader.ie CLOUD AND SUN WITH AHIGH OF 9°C As Limerick’s leading newspaper group,wehavebeenserving gener- ations of readersthroughout the The policyofthe Limerick cityand county since 1889.Weare Leader is to provide our immensely proud of the Limerick readerswith anewsand information service that Dolores O’Riordan’s family and bandmatesremove herfromStAilbes’ Church to her final restingplace PICTURE: MICHAEL COWHEY Leader’s heritageand tradition - is fair,accurateand bal- and thatofits sisterpaper theLim- anced. This newspaper erick Chronicle -inreportinglocal adherestothe Code of NORMA PRENDIVILLE theyears,”hesaid. life. Both in printand online,we Practice setout by the e-mail: [email protected] He spoketoo of her im- contine to be the market leadersfor PressCouncil of Ireland Twitter: @Limerick_Leader mense “God-giventalent” news,sport and much more-soif and is committedtothe and howshe shared it with highest standards of re- you’vegot something to sayora IT happenedthe waythe others, her enquiring business to promote thereisno porting. If we makea mistake,wewill en- family wanted and had mind, and her greatlove bigger audience in anymedium in deavourtocorrect it at forher home place of Limerick than our newspapers.And askedfor; asimple,un- the earliest opportunity. Ballybricken. that’s afact. We have more In such instances,please adorned ceremonywith readersthan everyoneelse. writetothe editor at 54 “This is adifficult daynot O’Connell Street, Lim- close friends and neigh- just forBallybricken, but erick, or email ed- bourswheretheycould say forthe world.” [email protected] their lastfarewells to ButhespokeofDolores’ Alternatively youmay strong and abiding faithin YOUR CITY YOUR PAPER contact the PressCouncil Dolores O'Riordan. of Ireland at 1-3 Westmo- God, and saidthatthose reland Street, Dublin 2. And it wasnot thepres- withfaith“know well that Tel: (01) 6489130. Email: ence of well-known faces we have notlost that gifted [email protected] from themusicworld or and talentedsinger.” thepresence of large She was, Canon McNamara cameracrews,photo- said, nowsinging in the graphers and reporters, Dolores’ex-husband Don Burtonwithdaughters Molly Leighand heavenly choir. whichset it apart and Dakotaatthe funeral in Ballybricken PICTURE: LIAM BURKE/PRESS 22 “But,being human we shall made it memorable. miss her gentle hand- It wasthe music; thesoft Once moreand yetagain, tions. shake, her loving smile.” violinsofthe Irish Chamber people turned to one an- Thatsense of loss wasall The congregation clapped Orchestra as each mourner other to ask: Howcould this themoreacute because she as Dolores’carved coffin arrivedtofill theseats in the greatvoice and talentbelost wasbeing buried on thean- wasbrought down the tinyBallybricken Church in to us forever? niversaryofher baby aisle,past thesmall shrine The Cranberries' front- The gifts broughttothe brother Gerard. in her honour in acorner, woman's native place,the flower-banked altar as sym- The gospel spokeoflove and outintothe windyhill- exquisiteand moving sound bols of Dolores’shortened and compassion forothers side wherefourpipers, in- of twonieces, Katieand lifeunderlined this sense of and in his homily,family cluding twonephews, Noelle,singing in mournful loss -aguitar,aplatinum re- friend, Canon Liam Mc- playedHardTimes. ACapella, butabove all the cord, apoetrybook. A Namara, spokeofDolores’ As thefuneral cortege haunting and evocative Ave nephewbrought afamily “kind, good and generous movedoff to aprivate www.limerickleader.ie Maria recorded by Dolores heirloom, thepicture of Our heart”. burial in Caherelly, herself withLuciano Pav- Lady of Dolours, after whom “Nowords areadequate to Dolores’voicewas heard Our websiteprovidesthe most comprehensive and up to date news arotti, pouring outfromthe Dolores wasnamed, and describe Dolores or to ac- again, alast Avelingering and sports servicesfor thepeople of Limerick, at home and church into theweakwinter whichhas been passed curately statethe influence over theBallybricken abroad, sevendaysaweek. Logonfor thelatest developments sunshine. down throughthe genera- forgood she has been over countryside. broughttoyou by our unrivalledteam. Wedne sday, Januar y 24 ,2018 w w w.limerickleader.ie LIMERICK LEADER 3 N EWS T R I B U T ES : HUGE TURNOUT IN CITY TO SINGALONG CANDLELIT VIGIL IN HONOUR OF DOLORES Almost 600 men, women and children turned up in Arthur’s Quay Park for a singalong vigil to remember Dolores O’Riordan PICTURES: LIAM BURKE PRESS 22 People of Limerick sing ‘loud and proud’ at special memorial JESS CA S EY long vigil at Arthur’s Quay “Wejust wanted to finda our own kind of way.” e-mail: j es s . c as e y@ l i m e r i c k l ead e r. i e Park on the night before Ms way to get all thepeople in “It wasspecial. Ithink Twitter: Jes s _ J C as e y O’R i o rd a n ’s removal. Limerick together to give a everyone hadgoosebumps Organised by Paula Mc- tribute to her and show how for the whole thing. It was ALMOST 600 people rallied Sweeney and local singer- much she meant to us all.” really nice, really authentic together in Limerick city songwriter Jane Fraser, the “There was a really spe- and it showed how much we on Monday evening to sing crowd sang along to the cial sound when people all cared.” musicof theCranberries joinedin. People sang loud CormacDillon, astudent “loud and proud” in a spe- withaband of local musi- and proud.” of the Limerick School of Art cial tribute to the late cians formore than two S i n ge r - s o n g w r i te r and Design, createdamural Dolores O’R i o rd a n . h ou r s . Emma Langford who at- in honour of the late singer “She was always a real tended the memorial, said on the night commissioned The spontaneous event saw proud Limerick woman and that the eventshowedLim- by cafe Chez Le Fab. fans, musicians, and when I heard she had passed erick people coming to- The large piece of street people from the city and away,I felt extremely sad,” gether “out of a sense of artiscurrently on displayin county gather for asing-a- Paula told the Leader. wanting tosay goodbye in the cafe. A sing outside Arthur’s Quay Park on Monday night. Members of the crowd who came to pay their respects on Monday evening Sarah and Zac Kiely(5), Raheen attending the singalong 4LIMERICK LEADER www.limerickleader.ie Wedne sday, Januar y 24 ,20 1 8 N EWS PLEA: CULPRIT WAS TO BE PAID JUST €20 FOR ROLE IN THEFT CRIME FILE By DAVID HURLEY area at around 2.30am last €10,000 in cash Assault ed Su n d ay. “The young man inthe while waiting group received ablowto his head which required for taxi in stitches, the girls had bruising to their legs and city centre bac k ,” said a garda spokes- stolen from car person. INFORMATION is being sought after agroup of All threeof thevictims are aged in their early DAV I D HU R L EY young people were set e-mail: d av i d .