Talented Irish Singer From Rural Limerick Achieved Global Fame

In 2015, after years of emotional turbulence, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a condition she publicly acknowledged as offering insight into her mood swings and periods of intense creative energy followed by deep lows.

Music was more than a career for Dolores — it was therapeutic. She often explained that her songwriting was a means of processing her internal world: pain, loss, joy, love, and reflection poured into lyrics that millions of listeners found deeply relatable.

Love, Family, and Solo Artistic Paths
In 1994, at the peak of the band’s fame, Dolores married Don Burton, the tour manager for the band Duran Duran.

Together, they had three children — Taylor Baxter, Molly Leigh, and Dakota Rain — and family life became a grounding force in her world.