About this section (Official Letter)

OFFICIAL LETTERS in chronological order published by band members, first on their official website and later on their community and socials (sometimes as a simple duplicate, and sometimes exclusively). From the early years of the internet to present, all band members -yes all- wrote at least once, the most prolific one being Fergal since day one on the very first website in January 1998. Fergal even had his own section/corner during the "Wake Up" and "Stars" eras where you could read all his messages, past and new. Read or re-read almost each letter captured exactly as published originally (as much as possible). Please note that all the links appearing sometimes in a few letters are no longer clickable/available.

Official Letter

To The Faithful Departed
Bury The Hatchet
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
Stars
Are You Listening?
No Baggage
20 Years
Roses
Summer Tour 2016
Something Else
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · 25th Anniversary
In The End
No Need To Argue · 25th Anniversary
To The Faithful Departed · 25th Anniversary
No Need To Argue · 30th Anniversary
MTV Unplugged


TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED


fanemporium.com

(Official Fan Club 1997 – 1998)


Index page


cranberries.ie

(Jan.1998 – May 1999)


The very 1st home page on day one and a 2nd version appearing a couple of months later


BURY THE HATCHET


cranberries.ie

(May 1999 – Jan.2001)


Home page


WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE


cranberries.ie

(Mar.2001 – Aug.2002)


Intro page


STARS


cranberries.ie

(Sep.2002 – Mar.2004)


The 1st intro page in September 2002 and a 2nd version appearing in January 2003


cranberries.com

(Mar.2004 – Oct.2004)

  • No letter ever posted on this website


Intro page


cranberries.com

(Oct.2004 – Nov.2006)

  • No letter ever posted on this website


Home page


cranberries.com

(Nov.2006 – Jul.2009)

  • No letter ever posted on this website
  • Old letters from 1998 to 2003 available on the “FERGAL’S JOURNAL” section


Home page


ARE YOU LISTENING?


doloresoriordan.ie

(Feb.2007 – Aug.2008)


The 1st home page and a slightly different 2nd version appearing in September 2007


myspace.com/doloresoriordan

(Feb.2007 – Dec.2008)


The 1st home page in February 2007, a slightly different 2nd version appearing in July 2008, and a 3rd version appearing in November 2008


NO BAGGAGE


doloresoriordan.com

(Jan.2009 – Jul.2012)

  • No letter ever posted on this website, Dolores was always posting on The Official Community or MySpace back then.


Home page


doloresoriordan.me

(The Official Community 2009 – 2011)

  • 2009.01.10 · Dolores · “Hi Guys…” –  M
  • 2009.07.03 · Dolores · “Stupid” – M
  • 2011.01.12 · Dolores · “Hello!” – M

myspace.com/doloresoriordan

(Jan.2009 – Dec.2009)

  • 2009.01.01 · Dolores · “A New Year’s Eve Message from Dolores” – video holiday message –  M
  • 2009.04.06 · Dolores · “Hey guys, thanks for keeping in touch while…”
  • 2009.07.03 · Dolores · “Stupid. Hi guys. The team rang me up this morning to ask about some buzz stirring about…”

 
The 1st home page in January 2009, a very slightly different version in June 2009, and a 3rd version appearing in July 2009


20 YEARS · REUNION TOUR


cranberries.com

(Dec.2009 – Jul.2011)


Home page


thecranberries.me

(The Official Community 2010 – 2011)

  • 2010.01.26 · Fergal · “First night in Chile” –  M
  • 2010.02.03 · Fergal · “My God… The Heat!!!!” –  M
  • 2010.03.07 · Fergal · “Set list change” –  M
  • 2011.06.?? · The Cranberries · “Thank You From The Cranberries” (video)

facebook.com/thecranberries

  • 2011.05.19 · The Cranberries · “Words can’t even begin to describe how thankful we are..”
  • 2011.07.06 · Noel  (via Twitter) · “Sorry to all for the cancellation this weekend…”


ROSES


cranberries.com

(Jul.2011 – Dec.2015)


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries

  • 2012.03.22 · Noel, Mike, Fergal · “Hi Guys, We want to apologise for…”

facebook.com/doloresoriordanofficialfb

  • 2014.10.17 · Dolores · “Click on the photo if me and u will see me again…I’m HERE…”


SUMMER TOUR 2016


cranberries.com

(Sep.2016 – Feb.2017)

  • No letter ever posted on this website


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries

  • No letter ever posted on Facebook during this era

facebook.com/doloresoriordanofficialfb

  • 2016.07.27 · Dolores · “Hello Facebook!! This is my first selfie….ever…”
  • 2016.09.06 · Dolores · “Thank you for all the birthday and get well wishes…”
  • 2017.02.13 · Dolores · “We really enjoyed our shows here in Cancun…”


SOMETHING ELSE


cranberries.com

(Mar.2017 – Aug.2018)


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries

  • 2017.12.20 · Dolores · “Hi All, Dolores here. Feeling good…”
  • 2018.01.15 · Noel, Mike, Fergal · “We are devastated on the passing of…”
  • 2018.02.15 · The Cranberries · “A few words from Noel, Mike & Ferg. Firstly we…”
  • 2018.03.07 · Noel, Mike, Fergal · “This month marks the 25th anniversary of…”
  • 2018.06.18 · The Cranberries · “Statement From The Cranberries. We would like to…”

facebook.com/doloresoriordanofficialfb

  • No letter ever posted on Facebook during this era


EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN’T WE? · 25TH ANNIVERSARY


cranberries.com

(Sep.2018 – Dec.2018)

  • No letter ever posted on this website


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries

  • No letter ever posted on Facebook during this era


IN THE END


cranberries.com

(Jan.2019 – Jul.2020)


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries

  • 2019.01.11 · Noel, Mike, Fergal · “A message from the band about their new album…”
  • 2019.01.18 · Eileen O’Riordan (Dolores’ mother) · “I can’t think of a more fitting way…”
  • 2019.02.12 · Noel · “The night we made the video to Linger…”
  • 2019.05.03 · Noel, Mike, Fergal · “We’d like to send a big thank you to everyone who…”
  • 2019.09.06 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “Happy Birthday Dolores, thinking of you today…”
  • 2020.03.21 · Fergal, Noel, Mike · “Hope you and your families are all keeping safe…”
  • 2020.04.18 · Fergal · “We are so delighted with the news that Zombie has reached…”
  • 2020.05.16 · Noel, Mike, Fergal · “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of…”
  • 2020.05.27 · Noel, Mike · “Message from Noel and Mike: It is with deep sadness…”
  • 2020.07.06 · Noel, Mike, Fergal · “We’re excited to announce that we will be hosting…”


NO NEED TO ARGUE · 25TH ANNIVERSARY


cranberries.com

(Aug.2020 – Aug.2023)


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries

  • 2020.09.06 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “Happy Birthday Dolores, you’re in our thoughts and…
  • 2021.01.15 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “It’s hard to believe that three years have gone by…”
  • 2021.02.26 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “We’re delighted to see that the official video for…”
  • 2021.09.06 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “Happy 50th Birthday Dolores…”
  • 2021.10.23 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “We just realised that yesterday was the 20th…”
  • 2022.01.15 · Fergal, Noel, Mike · “It’s been four years since we lost our beautiful friend…”
  • 2022.09.06 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “Happy Birthday Dolores. Thinking of you fondly today…”
  • 2022.11.01 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “Thank you so much to all the 2FM listeners who voted…”
  • 2023.01.15 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “Dolores left our world five years ago…”
  • 2023.02.15 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “30 years ago our debut single, Linger was released…”
  • 2023.05.19 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “We are very saddened to hear of Andy Rourke’s…”
  • 2023.07.26 · Fergal, Mike, Noel · “We are shocked and saddened to hear of Sinead’s…”


TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED · 25TH ANNIVERSARY


cranberries.com

(Sep.2023 – May 2025)

  • No letter ever posted on this website


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries


NO NEED TO ARGUE · 30TH ANNIVERSARY


cranberries.com

(Jun.2025 – Sep.2025)

  • No letter ever posted on this website


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries

  • No letter ever posted on Facebook during this era


MTV UNPLUGGED


cranberries.com

(Sep.2025 – Present)

  • No letter ever posted on this website… yet!


Home page


facebook.com/thecranberries

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