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Dolores O’Riordan
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan ( ; 6 September 1971 – 15 January 2018) was an Irish musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band The Cranberries. O'Riordan was the principal songwriter of the band, and additionally performed Acoustic guitar, acoustic and Electric guitar, electric guitars. She became one of the most recognisable voices in alternative rock, and was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature Yodeling, yodel, use of keening, and strong Limerick accent. O'Riordan was born in County Limerick, Ireland, to a Catholic working-class family. She began to perform as a soloist in her church choir before leaving secondary school to join The Cranberries in 1990. The band released the number-one ''Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?'' (1993), ''No Need to Argue'' (1994), ''To the Faithful Departed'' (1996), and ''Bury the Hatchet (album), Bury the Hatchet'' (1999). The Cranberries released t ...
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Ballybricken
Ballybricken () is an area in the east of County Limerick in Ireland. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Caherelly, approximately 18 kilometres (11 miles) from Limerick city. Ballybricken is mainly a farming area. Amenities and sport Ballybricken has a shop/post office and pub. The local Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA club, Ballybricken/Bohermore GAA Club, has its grounds in the area. A new clubhouse was officially opened in May 2008. The club's senior teams play at a Junior A level in both hurling and football. The local national school (Ireland), national (primary) school, Caherelly National School or ''Scoil Ailbhe'', is situated opposite the Ballybricken Bohermore GAA grounds. While the present school building was built in 1955, an earlier school was built nearby in the late 1830s. The ruins of Caherelly Castle are located, away from the road, between the school and Coole Cross. Notable people Singer Dolores O'Riordan, from The Cranberries, was br ...
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Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano (, ), or mezzo ( ), is a type of classical music, classical female singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i.e. A3–A5 in scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C4; 220–880 Hz). In the lower and upper extremes, some mezzo-sopranos may extend down to the F below middle C (F3, 175 Hz) and as high as "high C" (C6, 1047 Hz). The mezzo-soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, lyric, and dramatic. History While mezzo-sopranos typically sing secondary roles in operas, notable exceptions include the title role in Georges Bizet, Bizet's ''Carmen'', Angelina (Cinderella) in Gioachino Rossini, Rossini's ''La Cenerentola'', and Rosina in Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville, Barber of Seville'' (all of which are also sung by sopranos and contraltos). Many 19th-century French- ...
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RTÉ Television
RTÉ Television is a department of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's public service broadcaster. Its first channel was Telefís Éireann, which began broadcasting on 31 December 1961. Since the 1960s, RTÉ Television has added channels and digital television service. Channels Linear * RTÉ One (launched in 1961 as Telefís Éireann, known as RTÉ from 1966, HD service launched on 16 December 2013) * RTÉ2 (launched in 1978, known from 1988 to 2004 as ''Network 2'', HD service launched in October 2011) * RTÉ News (launched on 12 June 2008 as ''RTÉ News Now'') * RTÉjr (launched on 27 May 2011) * RTÉ One +1 (launched on 27 May 2011 sharing with RTÉjr, 24 hour introduced from 19 February 2019) * RTÉ2+1 (launched on 19 February 2019, airs from 7pm Monday to Friday, 12:20pm Saturday and Sunday) Former Channels IPTV * RTÉ Food (available through RTÉ Player) * RTÉ Archive (available through RTÉ Player) Proposed channels * RTÉ Ireland. * RTÉ Arts & ...
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Roses (The Cranberries Album)
''Roses'' is the sixth studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, released in the Republic of Ireland on 22 February 2012 and globally on 27 February 2012 through Cooking Vinyl and Downtown Records. Produced by Stephen Street, it was the band's first studio release in ten years. Originally planned to be released in late 2003, the recordings for the follow-up to '' Wake Up and Smell the Coffee'' were scrapped after the band decided to go their separate ways. After a six-year hiatus, The Cranberries announced their intention to record a new album during their 2009–2010 reunion tour. The title ''Roses'' was announced on The Cranberries website, on 24 May 2011.
In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the

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CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name ''CTV News'' is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), which are closely tied to the national news division. Local newscasts on CTV 2 are also branded as ''CTV News'', although in most cases they are managed separately from the newscasts on the main CTV network. History On 1 September 2011, chief news anchor Lloyd Robertson retired after 35 years at the helm of the flagship. In September 2023 BellMedia celebrated long-time news anchor Sandie Rinaldo's 50th year with the franchise. On 26 September 2024 CTV News admitted that it had altered or manipulated a clip of Pierre Poilievre broadcast the previous Sunday. It fired two news editors and apologized "unreservedly". On 2 October he ended his boycott of the broadcaster. in 1961 CTV News was launched by the government. National programs CTV's national news division produ ...
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No Baggage
''No Baggage'' is the second and final solo studio album by Irish musician Dolores O'Riordan. It was released on 21 August 2009 in Ireland, most of the world on 24 August 2009 and on 25 August 2009 in North America. The first single, "The Journey" was released to radio on 13 July in North America and on 10 August in Europe. It includes a new version of "Apple of My Eye", a song featured on O'Riordan's debut solo album, '' Are You Listening?''. On the week beginning 27 August 2009 ''No Baggage'' entered the Irish Albums Chart at number 80. In 2010 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe. Producer Dan Brodbeck won the 2010 Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year for his work on the songs "Apple of My Eye" and "Be Careful" from ''No Baggage''. The second single is "Switch Off the Moment". The music video for "The Journey" was filmed in 16 mm, at Howth Beach P ...
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Are You Listening? (Dolores O'Riordan Album)
''Are You Listening?'' is the debut solo studio album by Irish musician Dolores O'Riordan. It was released on 4 May 2007 in Ireland, 7 May 2007 in Europe and 15 May 2007 in North America. The first single, "Ordinary Day", was released in late April. The "Ordinary Day" video was shot in the city of Prague. The second single was "When We Were Young". O'Riordan embarked on the ''Are You Listening?'' Tour in May 2007. Production and development After the release of the band's compilation album '' Stars: The Best of 1992–2002'', O'Riordan told her band mates that she had decided to take a break to go on a journey of discovery. She wanted to find out "who hewas without The Cranberries". On a personal mission to "experience real life" and "some grounding" due to feeling under pressure, O'Riordan took four years to write new songs as a hobby, as well as spend time with her family. She wrote 32 songs and chose 12 for the album. O'Riordan started composing the songs at home on the piano ...
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Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
''Wake Up and Smell the Coffee'' is the fifth studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, and their last before their six-year hiatus. Released on 22 October 2001, the album sold 170,000 copies in the US by April 2007. Worldwide, the album had sold 1,300,000 copies by 2002. This marks the band's only album on MCA Records. They were transferred to MCA after the merger of PolyGram (which owned their previous label, Island Records) with MCA's parent Universal Music Group in 1999. While the album did not initially receive a vinyl release, on 16 February 2023, it was announced that the album would receive a limited vinyl issue for Record Store Day on 22 April 2023. Artwork Several different covers exist for the album, with the most widely distributed being a man lying in a bed on the beach with gym balls moving towards him. Later European editions, namely the UK special edition, use a similar, brighter shot taken at a different time of day with a slightly differe ...
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Bury The Hatchet (album)
''Bury the Hatchet'' is the fourth studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, released on 19 April 1999. In the US, the album had shipped 500,000 copies as of 2 June 1999, and received a gold certification. The album is the first album released by the band after their first hiatus, which began in September 1996. Dolores O'Riordan had taken that time to heal from stress-induced diseases, and also had her first child, Taylor, during this period. This last fact influenced some of the tracks on the album, most notably " Animal Instinct" and "You and Me". The themes of the songs vary from maternity and children to divorce and child abuse. Album cover The album cover, which was designed by Storm Thorgerson, depicts a naked man being watched by a giant eye in a barren landscape. The picture was taken in Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona, and was later featured on ''Pitchfork A pitchfork or hay fork is an agricultural tool used to pitch loose material, such as h ...
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To The Faithful Departed
''To the Faithful Departed'' is the third studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, released on 22 April 1996. The album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records and Joe O'Riordan (vocalist Dolores O'Riordan's grandfather), who had both died that year. The album reached number one in four countries and became the band's highest-charting album on the US ''Billboard'' 200, where it peaked at number four. Packaging The album sleeve photo session was made up of two parts, the first being the original design for the front cover, a naked baby boy (supplied by their press officer Smash at Island Records) lying on his back, which was shot in photographer Andy Earl's new studio on Shad Thames in London, and the band seated in a yellow room. At the last minute, at Dolores O'Riordan's request, the two were swapped and the yellow room became the front cover. The yellow room was designed to be an echo of the previous two album sleeves. ...
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No Need To Argue
''No Need to Argue'' is the second studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, released on 3 October 1994, through Island Records. It is the band's best-selling album, and has sold over 17 million copies worldwide as of 2014. It contains one of the band's most well-known songs, "Zombie". The album's mood is considered to be darker and harsher than that on the band's debut album ''Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?'', released a year prior. Composition In some of the songs, the band decided to take on a rockier and heavier side, using distortion and increasing the volume. Drummer Fergal Lawler said the musical change happened because after two years of touring to promote their debut album, "we had been used to hearing ourselves loud on stage and everything, so maybe that's a natural thing that happened then." During a week off in New York City, the band decided to record demos for the upcoming album, and after calling producer Stephen Street and having ...
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Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
''Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?'' is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. Released on 1 March 1993 through Island Records after four EPs, it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan and contains the band's highest charting US single, " Linger". The album reached number one on the UK and the Irish albums charts. It spent a total of 86 weeks on the UK chart. On 24 June 1994, it became the fifth album in rock history to reach number one more than a year after release. At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia. It reached number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and stayed on this chart for 136 weeks; the album sold six million copies worldwide. On 7 March 2018, the band's three remaining members announced they were releasing a special 25th anniversary newly remaste ...
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