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18 Jan 19

Hot Press was at UL to see honorary doctorates conferred on Dolores O'Riordan and Mike and Noel Hogan

"I keep telling the children how much everyone loves her," said her mum Eileen.

There were smiles, laughter and tears in almost equal measure yesterday as the University of Limerick conferred honorary doctorates on Mike and Noel Hogan and Dolores O’Riordan.
Dolores’ scroll and the robes she would have worn were accepted by her mother, Eileen.
“UL had initially planned to present these doctorates to The Cranberries in April 2017, however promotional and rehearsal commitments prevented the band from being available to accept the honour at that stage,” UL President Dr. Des Fitzgerald explained. “It is with very sad regret that since that time the world and more importantly her family and band mates have lost Dolores O’Riordan and her incredible voice. We very much appreciate her family’s presence here today.”
Talking before the conferral ceremony, Eileen O’Riordan said that it was “a sad day for the family but we have to move on, don’t we? I know that she’s happy and in heaven and that makes me happy. She’s here for this in spirit.”
Asked how the family were coping with Dolores’ anniversary, Eileen reflected: “You know, Christmas was a bit harder than the anniversary. Since she was a child, she’d have spent Christmas Eve singing. We had the anniversary mass last Sunday night. The week’s been very, very busy and once you’re busy you don’t have a lot of time to think about it.
“Today is a great honour,” she continued. “I feel awed, really. I find it hard to comprehend and take it all in. When I go home I’ll relax and think about it. I’ll realise how good it all is. Dolores loved Limerick. She was happier here than any place else. I didn’t realise how much she was loved. I keep telling the children how much everyone loves her. It’s very comforting to the family that people are so good.”
Noel admitted to being equally in awe of the occasion.
“It’s amazing to be back here because, in many ways, we began out in this university playing what was The Stables to a handful of people. It’s come full circle as we near the end of the Cranberries' career. It feels like the thirty years of hard work has brought us to this moment. The way to look at it is that it’s a celebration of Dolores and the band.
“I think she’d get a great kick out of this," he chuckled. "These kind of things she used to get a real skit at. It was four years ago that the university first approached us. The timing was just never right for it. I remember her telling her brothers, who’ve different degrees, that she’d be more qualified than them! That was her personality. She’d be really, really loving this today.”
Mike spoke of how difficult a task completing the Cranberries album, In The End, had been without Dolores.
“We had to put our emotions to one side and just get on with the job. There’s been a great reaction so far to the single. We’re very proud of it.
Hot Press also got to chat to PJ O’Riordan, Dolores’ brother who helped take care of the business side of things for the Cranberries; former Student Ents Officer Ber Angley who was responsible for that first trip out to UL in 1991; local promoter Bob O’Connell who gave them a middle of the bill spot alongside Cry Before Dawn, An Emotional Fish, The Blue Angels, They Do It With Mirrors, Those Stilted Boys and Colors at that same year’s Lark In The Park, which with 6,000 attending was their biggest hometown gig ever; Lindsey Holmes, the Cranberries publicist for much of their career; and tour manager Sett Neiland who’s now on the road with Celtic Woman.
Earlier in the day, our man Stuart Clark took a nostalgic stroll round Limerick which took in Savin’s, the music shop where Mr. and Mrs. Hogan bought young Noel and Michael their first guitars; the scene of their legendary 1993 Christmas homecoming, the Theatre Royal; one of Noel, Mike and Ferg’s favourite indie disco hangouts, Costello’s Tavern, which was (and still is) renowned for the stickiness of its carpet; the site of another very early gig, the Glentworth Hotel; and Laurel Hill, the school where Dolores did her Leaving Cert and was in the school choir. Her classmate Catherine Hayes suggested she audition for The Cranberry Saw Us when original singer Niall Quinn quit. The rest was most definitely history.

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University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Rose Ryan, Phelan Conan helps Limerick rock band The Cranberries Noel Hogan with his robes as his brother and band mate Mike looks on at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Rose Ryan, Phelan Conan helps Limerick rock band The Cranberries Noel Hogan with his robes at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Rose Ryan, Phelan Conan helps Limerick rock band The Cranberries Mike Hogan with his robes at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with Dolores robes by President of the University of Limerick, Dr Des Fitzgerald
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Rose Ryan, Phelan Conan hugs Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Cranberries band members Noel and Catherine Hogan, Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, Siobhan and Mike Hogan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Cranberries band members Noel Hogan, Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan and Mike Hogan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Cranberries band members Noel Hogan and Mike Hogan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Cranberries band member Mike Hogan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Cranberries band member Noel Hogan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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President of the University of Limerick Dr Des Fitzgerald, Cranberries band members Mike and Noel Hogan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Cranberries band members Noel and Mike Hogan at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.

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Cranberries band members Noel and Mike Hogan take a selfie at Plassey house, University of Limerick.
University of Limerick conferred Honorary Doctorates of Letters on the band members of Limerick rock band The Cranberries. The ceremony marks the end of UL’s Winter Conferrings, which saw 1,715 UL students graduate from University of Limerick.
Guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan were presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler was unable to attend today and his doctorate was accepted on his behalf by Noel Hogan. Eileen O’Riordan, mother of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who tragically passed away this time last year, was presented with a posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Letters for Dolores O’Riordan.
As a tribute to Dolores and to mark the first anniversary of her passing this week, Noel, Fergal and Mike wanted to pay homage to their close friend and lead singer by sharing the music they had been working on prior to her unexpected death. On Tuesday the band premiered the first track ‘All Over Now’ from the album they had been working on while on tour in 2017. By that winter Noel and Dolores had written and demoed eleven songs which now make up the forthcoming album ‘In the End’. In coming to terms with her tragic passing the band and with support from her family, wanted to honour Dolores by completing the record, which is now set for release 26th April 2019.
Pic Sean Curtin True Media.