The interview was published yesterday on YouTube.
Possibly not the best day for that kind of news, but Dermot Kennedy, Noel and Mike Hogan have just been announced as the latest additions to the line-up for the special event “Hot Press 50 · History In The Making · The Concert”
It will take place next month, 6 February 2026, in Dublin at 3Arena as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Hot Press magazine and including the launch of a special limited edition book “History In the Making: The Book of Hot Press Interviews”
The concert will also feature Van Morrison, Imelda May, The Boomtown Rats, The Frames, Damien Dempsey, Clannad. Picture This, Florence Road, Belters Only, Denise Chaila and Irish Women in Harmony.
Tickets available on ticketmaster.ie (€68.20 to €88.75)
More info on hotpress.com, 3arena.ie, limerick leader.ie, journalofmusic.com, live95fm.ie, Hot Press (IG)
“Somewhere in between here and heaven
Somewhere in between where and why”
Eight years today… we still miss you, Dolores, and always will.
Love xx
Forever. Eternally.
Photo: Bryan O’Brien
Happy Birthday Noel!
Photo credit: Aron Cahill (Instagram) · Electric Picnic August 2025
A rarely-before seen musical program which originally aired on 21 July 1995 on the Spanish channel TVE was recently rebroadcast. It includes about 2 minutes (from 32:14 to 34:08) of “Zombie” live in concert possibly in Madrid. The replay is available on rtve.es (for registered users only) and also on YouTube shared by user SitocamTV. The video is upscaled to 1080p pillarbox to respect the original format.
Special thanks to Luis for the link.
The rarely-before seen 5-min episode aired on WCVB-TV and includes fragments of the concert in Boston at Orpheum Theatre on 13 May 1995. The video is upscaled to 1080p pillarbox to respect the original format. Thanks to the producer of the show Richard Tilkin for sharing it on YouTube just a couple of days ago.
Thanks to hate2bealive for the link!
The Cranberries were awarded “The Icon Award” yesterday at the 3rd annual “Rolling Stone UK Awards” which took place at the Roundhouse, Camden in London.
Noel Hogan was the only one of the lads who traveled to London to receive the award on behalf of the band. He was also joined by the Australian band/duo Royel Otis (who went viral recently with their cover of “Linger”) to close out the ceremony with a special tribute performance to the late Dolores O’Riordan…playing “Linger” all together.
More details on rollingstone.co.uk
Watch a short video of Noel and Royel Otis on the red carpet posted on Twitter/X by Rolling Stone UK.
Watch Noel accepting “The Icon Award” (and presented by Dermot Kennedy) published by Rolling Stone UK on their socials (Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube).
The full performance with Royel Otis has not been shared officially yet; for now you can only watch 35 seconds posted by Royel Otis on socials (Facebook, Instagram).
EDIT (6.30PM): The full video is now officially available on YouTube.
A few photos (red carpet, and with the award) have also been published in the article by rte.ie
…and with Dermot Kennedy (photo shared by satellite414 on Instagram).
Journalist Abby Rampling who attended the ceremony also posted 2 photos from the audience on Twitter/X (speech and performance).
UPDATE · 21 NOVEMBER
See the best photos from the winners’ room, including one with Noel Hogan where you can clearly read the trophy’s plaque, on rollingstone.co.uk
Photo by Kit Oates.
UPDATE · 24 NOVEMBER
Rolling Stone UK caught up with Noel on the red carpet where he talked about the legacy of the band’s songs. Published on their Twitter/X and Facebook.
In tribute to the late Dolores O’Riordan and to celebrate The Cranberries being awarded the Icon Award, Noel Hogan will be joined by Royel Otis for a special tribute performance at the Rolling Stone UK Awards to take place on 20 November 2025 at the Roundhouse, Camden.
More details on rollingstone.co.uk
Fergal interviewed on “Verbal Shenanigans” #537
The podcast is available on podbean.com as well as many platforms like Spotify, Amazon Music, BoomPlay…
A new audio bootleg surfaced on YouTube today shared by user Seattle Live Recordings, and recorded from the audience on 11 September 1993 in Seattle (USA). Special thanks to taper Travis Stanley!
Setlist:
Intro speech
Intro tape
1. Pretty
2. Sunday
3. Linger
4. I Still Do
5. So Cold In Ireland
6. I Can’t Be With You
7. Put Me Down
8. How
9. Wanted
10. Not Sorry
cut (probably tape flip)
11. Waltzing Back
12. Dreams
13. Zombie
14. Liar
15. False
16. I Will Always
17. Still Can’t…
Out today, all the “MTV Unplugged” editions (physical and digital); below the limited white vinyl exclusively for Complex with alternate cover and sticker with their name on it… and not so exclusive in the end!
Thanks to bengansrecordstore on Instagram for the first photo.
“MTV Unplugged” on CD, sealed with hype sticker! To be released next Friday…
Sources: mrcheapocds (Instagram), eclipserecordswalsall (Instagram)
Below the first images of the “MTV Unplugged” standard black vinyl edition posted a couple of days ago on Facebook by Jonathan Thornton who received his review copy quite early! Special thanks to him.
To be released next Friday 7 November.
…and sealed with hype sticker!
Source: ebay.co.uk
Fergal composed music for the documentary film “Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There” about the life of Don Bluth. He’s just back from the 28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival (in Savannah, GA, USA) where he traveled over for the world premiere just a couple of days ago.
Don Bluth (center), Lavalle Lee (l), Dave LaMattina (r), Fergal and Chad Walker (standing, l-r)
And about 20 photos more from the opening night red carpet, Q&A, special exhibition visit, and posing for portraits (all on 25 October 2025) available on gettyimages.com
UPDATE · 20 NOVEMBER
Fergal was interviewed on the red carpet by a writing student at SCAD and speaks towards the end of this Instagram video.
Thanks to Jason for the link!
UPDATE · 11 DECEMBER
Fergal appears in the Q&A in this YouTube video by user Collider Interviews, and speaks about composing the film soundtrack at 15:50
Thanks one more time to Jason for the link!
That was fast!
The English version of “Dans les brumes d’Irlande” by Fabien Roux titled “In the mists of Ireland” is now available both on paperback and Ebook on Amazon UK and across most Amazon marketplaces; searching for the book title should bring it up!
October 25, 2025 | Comments Off on BOOK: “Dans les brumes d’Irlande” by Fabien Roux | by Axl | Other News
“Dans les brumes d’Irlande · La voix des Cranberries et l’âme d’un pays” (In the mists of Ireland · The voice of The Cranberries and the soul of a country), is a new biographical essay in French dedicated to Dolores O’Riordan, just released this month and available on Amazon.
According to the author, “this book is not a traditional biography. It offers an in-depth analysis of Dolores’s unique voice, exploring how it was forged and examining the importance of her early musical training, particularly the acoustics of her childhood church in Ballybricken and the specific social and media context of the Ireland she grew up in. The book also details the studio methods, especially with Stephen Street, that preserved her vocal clarity on the albums, from the softness of “Linger” to the sonic break of “Zombie”. It also touches on her personal relationship with faith, evident in her performances in Modena and at the Vatican.”
The Ebook version should also be available soon, as well as a possible English translation.
October 21, 2025 | Comments Off on alternativenation.net “The Cranberries News, History & updates, Biography, by Fergal Lawler” | by Axl | The Cranberries
Read it on alternativenation.net
Fergal did the same about U2 and their influence on The Cranberries, still exclusively for alternativenation.net
October 15, 2025 | Comments Off on Vevo Footnotes · The Making of “Zombie” | by Axl | The Cranberries
The back singer of The Cranberries, Johanna Cranitch, just released “Woman” available on the main streaming platforms. All the links here.
October 7, 2025 | Comments Off on Noel Hogan interviewed on guitarworld.com | by Axl | The Cranberries
October 1, 2025 | Comments Off on ITW: “Midwest Mixtape Podcast” · The Barn Media Group | by Axl | The Cranberries
thebarn.media recently published an interview with Fergal on YouTube
Special thanks to Jason for the links!
Another great share on dimeadozen.org a couple of days ago.
Please note that you have to be a member of the site to view the page and download.
A major video upgrade recorded at Alabamahalle in München on 24 October 1994. The show was rebroadcast last Friday on German TV “ARD Alpha” and immediately shared in HD 720p on Dime. A very famous concert circulating in trading circles for 30+ years in poor quality now perfect… at last!
Special thanks to user nirtorr.
For those who have no access to Dimeadozen, the video captured by another user (Alexa) is available on guitars101.com and was also uploaded on YouTube.
September 25, 2025 | Comments Off on Limerick’s Theatre Royal is being brought back to life | by Axl | Other News
The MTV Unplugged Alabaster White LP first announced as a Complex Shop exclusive and available on complex.com appears to be not so exclusive after all!
It is now available for pre-order in a few more shops, like cede.ch in Switzerland, jukebox.ch still in Switzerland, wom.de in Germany, jpc.de still in Germany and there is a good chance that more shops will appear soon as well as more continents.
For now, a good news for European customers to avoid US custom taxes!
Conclusion, never pre-order too fast…
Update #1: Available in Denmark on imusic.dk and moby-disc.dk
Update #2: Available in France on fnac.com, in Belgium on fnac.be
Update #3: In UK on hmv.com
Update #4: In Sweden on bengans.se
September 21, 2025 | Comments Off on limerickleader.ie “TC star Mike Hogan supports Limerick GAA club’s fundraising event” | by Axl | Other News
Available in a variety of formats, including a CD, a crystal-clear colored LP, a standard black LP, and an exclusive white LP with an alternate cover (only on Complex Shop and not yet available at this very moment). Edit: now available on complex.com
Pre-order now at https://thecranberries.lnk.to/mtvunplugged.
3 rare bootlegs recorded in San Francisco by Nick Baker on 25 October 1993, 25 November 1994 and 17 May 1999 are available on guitars101.com
To be honest, these recordings are some of the worst sound qualities ever but at least they exist. The 1994 show even includes “Disappointment” rarely recorded in concert!
Special thanks to Sergei and Luis for the links
September 7, 2025 | Comments Off on AUDIO BOOTLEG · Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre · 31 August 1995 | by Axl | The Cranberries
A new audio bootleg surfaced on YouTube exactly 30 years after the concert. Recorded by Shayne Stacy on DAT at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA, USA, on 31 August 1995.
The last show of the NNTA world tour!
September 6, 2025 | Comments Off on The Cranberries for Dolores’ 54th birthday | by Axl | The Cranberries
September 6, 2025 | Comments Off on Dolores O’Riordan (Estate) for Dolores’ 54th birthday | by Axl | Dolores O'Riordan
Happy 54th Heavenly Birthday, Dolores. The melodies linger on!
Photo: Collin Keegan
September 5, 2025 | Comments Off on More Electric Picnic photos & videos shared by Dermot Kennedy | by Axl | The Cranberries
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September 4, 2025 | Comments Off on “Zombie (Bella Poarch Version)” from Wednesday season 2 OST | by Axl | The Cranberries
September 2, 2025 | Comments Off on hotpress.com “Noel and Mike Hogan discuss EP reunion performance in Hot Press interview” | by Axl | The Cranberries
September 1, 2025 | Comments Off on hotpress.com “Live Report: The Cranberries plus Dermot Kennedy leave Electric Picnic speechless…..” | by Axl | The Cranberries
The show at Electric Picnic is just over, here below the setlist… more photos, videos and review to be posted a little later!
Dermot Kennedy is the special guest playing at Electric Picnic today with the Hogan bros and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. This was just announced on the festival official accounts like Facebook etc…
August 29, 2025 | Comments Off on musicradar.com “The way she delivered it was more important than…..” | by Axl | The Cranberries
August 29, 2025 | Comments Off on ilovelimerick.ie “Helen O’Shea and Barry Murphy honour Dolores O’Riordan” | by Axl | Other News
Read the article on ilovelimerick.ie
The song “Rock And Roll Angel” is available on streaming platforms as well as YouTube
