Why did Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan split?

Answer 1

"The pair recorded two successful albums and toured the world together to some acclaim. But their professional partnership ended in March 2007, when Rice abruptly fired Hannigan, midway through a European tour. "I suppose it was coming for a long time," she says of the break-up with Rice. "I had become pretty outspoken about my frustrations at the direction the band was going in, and I'm sure he was starting to find me a pain." The ending, when it came, was still a shock. Backstage in Munich before a gig, Rice bluntly informed Hannigan that they would no longer be working together. While the rest of the band went ahead with the show, Hannigan returned to the dressing room alone to be comforted by members of support band The Magic Numbers. The next day she flew to New York where she spent a week walking the streets, slowly coming to terms with what had happened."