Talented Irish Singer From Rural Limerick Achieved Global Fame

Over the course of their career, The Cranberries went on to sell more than 40 million albums worldwide, making them one of Ireland’s most successful musical exports and one of the most influential bands of the 1990s alternative rock era.

Artistry, Vulnerability, and Inner Turmoil
Despite her musical triumphs, Dolores’s personal life was marked by long periods of inner struggle and emotional complexity.

The pressure of instant global fame, combined with unresolved childhood trauma, contributed to episodes of anxiety, depression, and self‑criticism throughout her life.

She openly discussed her battles with depression and an eating disorder, acknowledging that the internal pain she carried sometimes manifested through her music and other times through deeply private personal moments.