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Funeral for Dolores O'Riordan to be held in Limerick on Tuesday

Funeral for Dolores O'Riordan to be held in Limerick on Tuesday

Dolores O'Riordan will be laid to rest on Tuesday in her native Limerick.

The former Cranberries lead singer was found dead at her hotel room in London on Monday.

Details of the 46 year old's funeral have just been released - she'll be reposing at St Josephs Church on O Connell Avenue in Limerick on Sunday and then on Monday at a funeral home in Ballyneety.

The funeral will take place in Ballybricken on Tuesday before a private family burial.

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Earlier today the inquest into her death opened at Westminister Coroners Court in London.

Coroner Stephen Earl said: "This lady was staying at a hotel in central London when on Monday 15 January she was found unresponsive in her room.

"The London Ambulance Service was contacted and verified her death at the scene.

"Subsequently the Met Police attended and they determined the death to be non-suspicious."

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He continued: "A post-mortem has now been carried out and the court is awaiting results of various tests that have been commissioned."

Coroner Shirley Radcliffe adjourned the hearing until April 3 when a date for the full inquest will be set.

No family were present at the court.

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