Dolores O’Riordan Staff Reporter
Singer Dolores O’Riordan has revealed how her mother’s faith has helped her through tough times and one of the highlights of her career was taking her mum to meet Pope John Paul II.
After a whirlwind period at the tops of the charts with over 40 million in sales worldwide, the lead singer with The Cranberries has sometimes made headlines for the wrong reasons. When the band broke up and her marriage ended, she reached her lowest point in 2014 when she was arrested for an alleged assault on an air hostess.
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The Limerick singer told The Irish News that it was her mother who rushed to her aid, shielding her from the media.
“I’m very close to my mum. She has a strong faith that gives her this amazing sense of peace. I admire her; she’s a very strong woman,” she said.
Her mother had hoped the young Dolores would consider religious life, but while she chose a music career instead, she was still able to make her mother’s dream come true.
“I was invited to sing at the Vatican several times; it was a real honour,” she said. “I was chuffed to see inside the place. But one of the best things was taking my mum to meet the late Pope John Paul II. She was blown away. He was such a good man, very kind and I loved him.”