Beloved Cork soprano Cara O'Sullivan has died

'We were lucky to have such an international star we could call our own.'

Cara O'Sullivan in the City Hall Cork. Picture Maurice O'Mahony

Tributes have been paid following the death of one of Ireland’s most celebrated sopranos, Cara O’Sullivan, following a short illness.

One of the finest voices of her generation, Ms O’Sullivan was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of early-onset dementia in 2018. She died at Marymount Hospice in Cork today. She was just 58.