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Extra.ie
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Fans pay tribute to Sinead O'Connor on anniversary
Two years have now passed since Sinéad O'Connor sadly died at the age of 56. The Irish legend left an everlasting mark on the country's music scene, as well as being a cultural icon to many across the world. The singer's death was confirmed to be a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, after she was found unresponsive in her London flat on July 26, 2023. Sinead O'Connor ripped up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992. Pic: NBC Sinéad's untimely death shocked and upset fans all around the world and now they have continued to pay tribute to the star to mark her second anniversary. One fan shared on social media: 'Paid a visit to Deansgrange Cemetery today and laid some flowers at the grave of Sinéad O'Connor. 2 years tomorrow since she passed. Nothing compares to you, Sinéad.' Another wrote: 'R.I.P. Sinéad O'Connor! Thank you for standing on the right side of history. Your humanity in the Palestinian people has proven you to be a true leader in representing equality. Nothing but respect for the Irish people.' Sinead O'Connor passed away two years ago today. Pic: Getty. A third added: 'There are no words to describe the artist Sinéad … Thank you Sinéad, for the gems of beauty you shared with us.' Yet another said: 'She will never ever be forgotten. She was unique and complicated. She wasn't a typical voice, musically, artistically and politically. She was both fragile and powerful. She was a fighter and a force. For me, she is my ultimate Irish icon and a connection with my half Irish heritage.' District Music paid a tribute to Sinéad, saying: 'Her voice wasn't just musical, it was a protest, a prayer, and a force for truth in a world too often afraid of it. We remember her not just for her art, but for her courage.' Fans outside the former home of Sinead O'Connor in Bray ahead of her funeral in 2023. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire Earlier this week, singer Imelda May also shared her memories of Sinéad while speaking on Ireland AM. She said: 'Sinead was absolutely brilliant, she spoke the truth and she was brave as anyone I ever knew, she was one of the bravest women. 'She took the grief that she got all the time and she was just full of love all the time and I really miss her, I'll miss her forever.' Sinéad O'Connor was a unique figure in Irish music. Pic: Andre Csillag/REX/Shutterstock Last week, Sinéad's father Seán told Oliver Callan on RTE Radio One that he visits his daughter's grave every week to 'bring her up to date'. The 87-year-old revealed Sinéad's grave is simple and was designed by another one of his daughters, Eimear. He said: 'It's more to do with the fans than her family. Her family is in the heart. Asked how he was by Sinéad's side during the turbulent times of her career, Seán revealed there was nothing he could do but be there for her. Seán O'Connor with his children Sinéad, Joseph and Eimear at the launch of Dublin: One City One Book in 2011. Pic: Fran Veale He added: 'In the end, I always had a feeling of compassion for her. 'She was always on the edge. We got on really well, most of the time, and sometimes she'd fall out with me.' He then recalled one of his final memories with his daughter, when the pair headed away for a staycation to Wexford in January 2023. Seán remarked: 'We went down to the holiday, checking in two rooms and we went off for a drive and we came back and I had been upgraded. 'I had a suite — and chocolates [and] a bunch of flowers. You couldn't go anywhere with Sinéad, somebody would come over, 'Oh, Sinéad love. How are ya?'' He added that he was 'beginning to deal with' the loss of his daughter.
The Journal
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Journal
Tributes paid to Sinéad O'Connor on iconic singer's second anniversary
FANS OF LEGENDARY singer Sinéad O'Connor have been paying tribute to her online on the second anniversary of her death. Sinéad died unexpectedly at the age of 56 in London on 26 July 2023 . Her death shocked the world and led to an outpouring of love for one of Ireland's most internationally recognised and respected musicians. Leading tributes at the time, President Michael D Higgins said of Sinéad: 'To those of us who had the privilege of knowing her, one couldn't but always be struck by the depth of her fearless commitment to the important issues which she brought to public attention, no matter how uncomfortable those truths may have been.' Advertisement Sinéad, who also used the names Magda Davitt and Shuhada Sadaqat after converting to Islam, had four children. One of her children, Shane, died the year before her death . Speaking on RTÉ Radio One's Oliver Callan show last week , Sineád's father Seán reflected on her life and shared how he cried for two weeks after she passed away. The 87-year-old said: 'I still miss her. 'Of course it's a comfort (the outpouring of grief by the public), but Sinéad had two personas. 'One was in the public arena and the other was with her family and I saw her funeral as being lovely for her fans. Image from documentary Nothing Compares (2022) Alamy Alamy 'At a personal level, I've never had publicity in respect of Sinéad and it made it all the more hurtful for all of us when she died. Related Reads Quiz: How much do you know about Sinéad O'Connor? Pay tribute to Sinéad O'Connor - and Ireland's women - by watching this documentary Sinéad O'Connor: A life of faith and courage 'I visit her grave every week… and we have a conversation and I bring her up to date.' Meanwhile, singer Imelda May this week hailed Sinéad as 'the bravest woman' she knew as she paid tribute to her friend. Speaking on Ireland AM, an emotional May said: 'Sinead was absolutely brilliant, she spoke the truth and she was brave as anyone I ever knew, she was one of the bravest women. 'She took the grief that she got all the time and she was just full of love all the time and I really miss her, I'll miss her forever.' Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Irish Examiner
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Suzanne Harrington: From hair-do to hair-don't — I just don't care about hair-care any more
On my way to the hair salon to get my newly short hair cut even shorter, I tell my partner about what happened when my sister shaved her head a while back, going from a regulation shoulder-length lady hairdo to suedehead in less than 10 minutes. Her partner thought she was using her new baldy look to signal an unexpected rerouting in a Sapphic direction, a route on which he was not invited; that she was visually breaking up with him, via her hair. Her tweenage daughter, outraged at the unexpectedness of her mother's GI Jane skull, refused to speak to her for weeks, while older relatives assumed the worst — that my sister was bravely undergoing chemo. Why else would a woman shave her head, unless she had become possessed by the spirit of 2007 Britney? 'Ha ha,' I say to my partner. 'Imagine all those inferences from a Number 2 setting on the clippers. Doing a sexual U-turn or having cancer or both. Almost as though straight women owe the world their hair.' 'Ha ha,' replies my partner nervously. 'You're not shaving your head, are you?' When I emerge with a buzz cut — my son and I now have identical short back and sides — my partner does his best to conceal his dismay. He's a modern man. I'd go as far as to say a feminist, and although he wouldn't know Andrea Dworkin if she headbutted him, he does recognise Simone De Beauvoir's idea that women are not born, but made. He gets it — in theory at least. But Sinéad aside, turns out baldy women are not his thing. For context — I have not got rid of my hair because of a sudden attraction to other women (a pity, living as I do in Brighton, lesbian capital of the universe). Nor am I undergoing chemo, thanks for asking. No. It's far simpler — I just can't be arsed anymore. The clue is in the second syllable of haircare. It's a Boots aisle I no longer wish to visit. After 40 years of hair caring — from my first teenage dye-job, to decades of bulk-buying hair colour and DIY'ing over the bathroom sink, to snipping my fringe in the mirror — I want a hair holiday. A hair don't care. I want no further involvement other than occasionally rubbing my head with a bit of kitchen-roll. I want to break up with my hair. And yes, when I look in the mirror, it's not a version of Sinéad looking back at me, all big eyes and bone structure, as much as Jo Brand — someone I greatly respect and admire, but don't necessarily want to see in my reflection. But at 57, can't-be-arsed wins hands-down over vanity every time. The only problem with a buzzcut is that it grows out, which is why men go to the barbers every two weeks. Unless of course you stash a set of hair clippers in your bathroom cabinet in place of all the stupid hair products relentlessly marketed at us from puberty to deathbed. Bzzzzzzz. 'Are you identifying as they / them now,' asks my partner bravely. He's doing his best, but he's struggling. 'Your lovely hair,' he whispers, almost to himself. Then he locks himself in his car for a cry. Read More What we know about that couple on Coldplay's kiss cam
Irish Daily Mirror
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Sinead O'Connor's devastated dad shares heartbreaking weekly ritual
The father of Sinead O'Connor has opened up about missing the late singer since her death. Sean O'Connor was speaking ahead of her second anniversary on July 26, 2023. The 87-year-old admitted he cried every day for two weeks when he learned of his daughter's sudden death at her apartment in London in 2023. He said: "When Sinéad passed, I cried my eyes out for a fortnight. I still miss her," he told Oliver Callan on his RTE Radio 1 show on Thursday. "Of course it's a comfort (the outpouring of grief by the public), but Sinéad had two personas. One was in the public arena and the other was with her family and I saw her funeral as being lovely for her fans. "At a personal level, I've never had publicity in respect of Sinéad and it made it all the more hurtful for all of us when she died.' Sean said he visits her grave every week and 'brings her up to date'. "I visit her grave every week... and we have a conversation and I bring her up to date. I put my hand on her gravestone which is designed by my daughter Eimear. It's very simple, it just says 'Sinead O'Connor'. Two dates - born and died and 'God is love'. It's more to do for her fans.. with the family, it is in the heart." When Callan said it was "very difficult, as a dad", Mr O'Connor agreed. The radio presenter asked what he did for Sinéad when "the fame part was cruel to her", and he replied: "You can't do anything except be there. "Sinéad could be outrageous in the public world and she could be outrageous in the family, she could be cranky. In the end I always had compassion for her, she was always on the edge. We got on very well, most of the time, sometimes she'd fall out with me." Sinead O'Connor (Image: David Corio/Redferns via Getty Images) He also recounted the happy memory of the last time he saw Sinéad when they took a three-night holiday in Wexford and said that having so much family around him helped when she died. "It was a sad time, the extent of the family around me helped," he added. Last year, an inquest revealed that the mother-of-four died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma. The 56-year-old was found unresponsive by officers at her apartment in London. Two weeks before she died, she told her fans that she had recently moved back to London after a 23-year absence - and she was "very happy to be home". She said she was finishing an album that was going to be released this year - and planned to launch a world tour spanning Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the US. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Sunday World
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Sinead O'Connor's dad ‘still misses her' and visits her grave every week
Seán O'Connor said he cried for two straight weeks following the death of his daughter. Sinéad O'Connor's father Seán has opened up the impact of his daughter's passing nearly two years on from the Irish singer's death in July 2023. The 87-year-old revealed he cried for two weeks after the death of the Nothing Compares 2 U singer and continues to visit her grave every week. The Dublin woman passed away of natural causes on July 26 that year at her home in south London. "When Sinéad passed, I cried my eyes out for a fortnight. I still miss her," Seán O'Connor told Oliver Callan on RTÉ Radio 1. "Of course it's a comfort (the outpouring of grief by the public), but Sinéad had two personas. "One was in the public arena and the other was with her family and I saw her funeral as being lovely for her fans. Sinéad O'Connor. Photo: Getty Today's News in 90 Seconds - July 17th "At a personal level, I've never had publicity in respect of Sinéad and it made it all the more hurtful for all of us when she died. "I visit her grave every week... and we have a conversation and I bring her up to date." Seán continued by discussing how fame was 'cruel' to his daughter, and that the two would argue but generally got on 'very well' – with the pair even going on a trip together just months before her death. "Sinéad could be outrageous in the public world and she could be outrageous in the family, she could be cranky. In the end I always had compassion for her, she was always on the edge. "We got on very well, most of the time, sometimes she'd fall out with me." It's a very great help for me to know that in January, two years ago, we were on the phone and we agreed we'd go to Wexford for a three-night holiday. We did. Together. It was the greatest bit of gas. 'We went out to the hotel. We went in to check into two rooms, myself and Sinéad, and we went off for a drive and we came back. I had been upgraded. I had a suite with chocolates, a bunch of flowers. 'Jesus, you couldn't go anywhere with Sinéad, but someone would come over in the back of beyond in Wexford, 'oh Sinead, how are you, I love that song of yours'. "So we had that and we'd arranged to go away again in April, but when April came she said she'd go to England instead and I didn't see her again, other than when she came home from England [after her death]. 'So it was a sad time, the strength of the family around then helped me and I'm beginning to deal with it now.' Thousands of mourners attended the much-loved singer's funeral in Bray and she was subsequently laid to rest in Deansgrange Cemetery.
