'A true original': Tributes following the death of Irish singer Cat Dowling

Cat Dowling was originally from Carnlough Road in Cabra, Dublin, and later lived on Newrath Road, Ferrybank, Co Kilkenny.

Following the recent death of Glen Hansard, the Irish music community is mourning the loss of another much-loved artist in Cat Dowling. 

The Kilkenny-born, Dublin-based musician, whose distinctive voice and darkly atmospheric songs earned decades of acclaim across the Irish music scene, died peacefully on August 7 in the care of staff at St Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown.