Former Alphastates frontwoman Cat Dowling, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2017, has been laid to rest at age 54 and is remembered by friends and family as a 'true bohemian' and 'free spirit'.

Cat Dowling, the acclaimed singer-songwriter, has passed away at the age of 54, remembered by many as 'a true original'.

Irish singer-songwriter Cat Dowling, known as the frontwoman of Dublin band Alphastates, has died at the age of 54 after more than two decades in the Irish music scene.