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Sinead O'Connor

One of Ireland's most popular singers, Sinead shot to fame with her song Nothing Compares 2 U. The musician was also well known for generating controversy and had extremely strong views on religion, human rights and child abuse. Sinead was described by President Michael D Higgins as one of Ireland's "greatest and most gifted composers, songwriters and performers" following her death on July 26 2023. The 56-year-old was found unresponsive in her London flat and pronounced dead at the scene, with police saying there were no suspicious circumstances.

'A lovely, lovely lad' - emotions run high at inquest into death of Sinead O'Connor's son Shane as jury deliver verdict
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A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard the teenager had been brought to TUH’s emergency department by his mother on December 29, 2021 after a drug overdose in what was believed to be an attempted suicide
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Tears at inquest into death of Sinead O'Connor's teenage son who died after absconding from hospital in 2022
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Shane O'Connor's body was found by a workman the following morning on the edge of wasteland at the rear of the Corke Abbey housing estate in Bray
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Revealed: The full story behind why rock icon Sinead O'Connor shaved her head
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The singer got her trademark bald look after a botched haircut, friend reveals in first biography since her death
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Victoria Mary would 'love' to do a mural of Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O'Connor in Dublin
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Victoria Mary Clarke asked followers if anyone had an available gable wall for a mural of close friends and collaborators Sinéad O'Connor and Shane MacGowan
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'Combination of vulnerability, strength and passion': The The's Matt Johnson reflects on recording with Sinead O'Connor
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The The’s Matt Johnson reflects on recording with the late icon Sinead O'Connor ahead of the release of the bands first album in 25 years
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Lord Mayor backs call for Sinead O'Connor statue in Dublin
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In an exclusive interview with the Irish Mirror, James Geoghegan said that rules stating a person must be dead for 20 years before they can be memorialised are too "inflexible" and he would be "delighted" to help the O’Connor family fulfil its wish to celebrate the late singer.
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Sinead O'Connor's cause of death aged 56 revealed one year on
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Singer Sinead O'Connor's cause of death has been confirmed a year after the Nothing Compares 2 U hitmaker was found dead in her London home aged 56
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Sinead O'Connor fans call for waxwork of iconic singer in Madame Tussauds
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A controversial figure unveiled at the National Museum of Wax was pulled after 24 hours this week in the wake of a litany of complaints
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Sinead O'Connor waxwork withdrawn from display on her anniversary as singer's brother brands it 'hideous'
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The waxwork has sparked a huge reaction among fans of the late singer
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Sinead O'Connor's record label reveals 'significant uptake in music sales' in year since her death
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On Friday, a special memorial will be held to mark the first anniversary of Sinead's death
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Sinead O'Connor fans left scratching their heads as 'horrific' waxwork 'doesn't even look like her'
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A waxwork of the late Sinead O'Connor has been unveiled at the National Wax Museum in Dublin exactly a year after her tragic death, but fans are not impressed with the figure
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Museum explains inspiration behind Sinéad O'Connor waxwork as social media gives its take on sculpture
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This morning a sculpture of the late singer-songwriter was unveiled, as they placed her next to a Star Wars figure in the museum on Dublin’s Westmoreland Street
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Nothing compares to her? First look at Sinead O'Connor waxwork in Dublin's National Wax Museum
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The waxwork is likely to divide opinion when it comes to a resemblance to the beloved star
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Sinead O'Connor's ex-husband John Reynolds hoping to see new waxwork dedicated to late singer
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Exclusive: The waxwork will be unveiled at The National Wax Museum on Thursday ahead of the first anniversary of her death
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National Wax Museum Plus to unveil wax work of Sinead O'Connor ahead of first anniversary
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Sinead died of 'natural causes' in July last year.
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Imelda May opens up about 'emotional' tribute night as portrait to hang in Shane MacGowan's favourite pub
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Siobhan MacGowan was presented with a picture of Shane in his favourite pub in Tipperary last week
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'Mixed emotions' for Victoria Mary Clarke ahead of New York tribute gig to Shane MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor
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The show, Sinead and Shane, will be held at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday evening in honour of the two Irish singing legends
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Sinead O'Connor's gravestone unveiled seven months after tragic death
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Irish music legend Sinead O'Connor died of natural causes at her home in London in July 2023. She was laid to rest in Ireland in August last year. Her gravestone has now been revealed.
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Sinead O'Connor and Shane MacGowan honoured at the Grammys as Annie Lennox calls for world peace
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While Annie performed, the faces of stars who had passed away in the last year appeared on screen behind her.
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Sinead O'Connor's ex partner insists she 'died of a broken heart' after son's tragic death
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Irish singer Sinead O'Connor died of natural causes in July 2023 but her former partner of two years, Dermot Hayes, has insisted that the Nothing Compares 2 U hitmaker died of a broken heart
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Fate of Sinead O'Connor's 'beloved' Montebello delayed further by An Bord Pleanala
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Permission has been lodged by the new owners to turn the seafront home into apartments
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Sinead O'Connor died from 'natural causes', London Coroner confirms
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The 56-year-old singer was found dead by UK police at her apartment in south London on July 26 last year
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Viewers all saying the same thing after Sinead O'Connor documentary airs on RTE
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Sinead, who passed away in July at the age of 56, was described as "an agitator as much as she was an artist"
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Gavin Friday tells of devastation at losing pal Sinead O'Connor, saying she 'became too famous too young'
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Friday also opened up about Sinead’s later years, saying after her son Shane died, he felt like she was never going to recover from the devastating loss
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