Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan was born and brought up in the Ballybricken area of County Limerick, Ireland. She was the daughter of Terence and Eileen O’Riordan and the youngest of seven children. She attended Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ school in Limerick.
Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan led the rock band The Cranberries for 13 years before the band took a break starting in 2003, reuniting in 2009