Friends, family and fans of the late singer have descended upon her home town.
Following the tragic passing of Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan last week, today will see the funeral mass and private burial ceremony taking place.
After a public Reposal at St Josephs’ Church on O’ Connell Avenue in Limerick on Sunday, friends and close family visited her at Cross’s Funeral Home in Ballyneety on Monday evening, before the removal to St. Ailbes’ Church in Ballybricken.
Today, the Funeral Requiem Mass will take place in St Ailbes’ Church in Limerick at 11.30am, followed by the private family burial.
Fans of the singer have turned out in their thousands in the small towns in Limerick to pay their respects:
Thousands gather in Limerick, Ireland to mourn the loss of The_Cranberries lead singer #DoloresORiordan: https://t.co/wReRuIrPZq pic.twitter.com/NR4sgSzYvk
— Sir Seaside 📰 (@SirSeaside) January 22, 2018
Dolores O' Riordan reposal at Cross Funeral Home, Ballyneetyhttps://t.co/AcmLcz4Swr pic.twitter.com/NcRkMD6Fet
— Cranberries World (@Cran_Press) January 23, 2018
Hundreds gather to pay their respects to the family of the late Dolores O’Riordan outside Cross’s funeral at Ballyneety in county Limerick. @rtenews #DoloresORiordan pic.twitter.com/Fplt5nd3ya
— cian mccormack (@cian_mccormack) January 22, 2018
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