On 15 January 2018, at the age of 46, while in London for a recording session, O'Riordan died unexpectedly at the Mayfair hotel, London Hilton on Park Lane.[24][42] The cause of death has not yet been made public,[43] although police said it was not being treated as suspicious.[44]
Irish president Michael D. Higgins was one of the first to pay tribute.[45] Other early tributes came in from across the music world, including Dave Davies (of the Kinks), Hozier and Kodaline.[46] The Taoiseach of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, also paid tribute to O’Riordan.[47]
