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The Latest Breaking News from Sinead OConnor

Thousands Lined the Streets to Honor Sinéad O'Connor's Life and Legacy During Her Funeral Procession

People held up signs with powerful messages.

Marie Claire

Tears, applause, singing and dancing as Irish town celebrates Sinead O’Connor

The seaside town of Bray, where the singer lived a quiet life for 15 years, became a site of pilgrimage on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

A pink chair and a love of colour: Bray locals say goodbye to Sinead O’Connor

One local said ‘there is a real palpable sense’ of having lost someone special.

The Independent UK

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Sinead O’Connor ‘gave us strength’, says Magdalene laundry survivor

A woman who suffered abuse in one of the same institutions as Sinead O’Connor said the singer ‘made Ireland a different place’.

The Independent UK

Islamic community prayed for Sinead O’Connor at ‘moving and spiritual’ funeral

Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri helped convert O’Connor to Islam.

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor honoured in ‘moving’ Bray funeral as fans line streets to pay tribute

Singer was laid to rest in Irish town where she lived for 15 years

The Independent UK

‘I just had to be there to say goodbye to Sinead in person’ – US singer

Karnamrita Dasi flew from her home in San Francisco to Ireland as soon as she heard the news of Sinead O’Connor’s death.

The Independent UK

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Mourners gather in Ireland to bid farewell to Sinead O’Connor

Fans line waterfront in Bray to pay their respects as singer and activist’s funeral procession passes by.

Al Jazeera

Forget Instagram influencers, Sinéad O’Connor showed mental illness as it truly is

Everything the mainstream debate shrinks from, O’Connor put front and centre, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson

The Guardian - UK

Bono and Bob Geldof among mourners as ‘beloved’ Sinead O’Connor laid to rest

The life of the singer was celebrated at a private ceremony.

The Independent UK

Honour to lead Muslim funeral prayer for Sinead O’Connor, says imam

Fans are waiting to pay their respects to the Irish singer outside her former home in Bray, Co Wicklow.

The Independent UK

Musicians remember Sinead O’Connor ahead of funeral

People have been gathering outside her former home in Bray, Co Wicklow.

The Independent UK

Mourners gather in Ireland to pay their respects to singer Sinead O'Connor

Fans are gathering in singer Sinead O’Connor’s former hometown in Ireland to say goodbye ahead of her funeral

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor’s funeral service plans as mourners encouraged to say ‘last goodbye’ Bray seafront

Cortege is to travel past singer’s former home in Bray, before a private burial on Tuesday

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Sinead O’Connor: Bono and Bob Geldof among mourners as Ireland says goodbye to legend

The iconic singer was laid to rest in a private burial in Bray on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Roads closed so fans can pay respects at Sinead O’Connor’s funeral

The funeral procession through Bray in Co Wicklow after the private service will stop so people can say their goodbyes.

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor was ‘big icon’ in Bray with ‘heart of gold’, says local musician

Tom Dalton described the singer’s funeral as a ‘sad day’ for the town.

The Independent UK

Fans lay tributes and light candles for Sinead O’Connor ahead of funeral

She will be laid to rest in a private burial.

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The Independent UK

‘She was a very good friend of mine’: Bob Geldof recalls final texts with Sinead O’Connor

Singer and activist remembered fellow Irish artist during his performance Cavan Calling festival over the weekend

The Independent UK

‘I am extremely concerned’: Sinead O’Connor’s open letter with a warning for Miley Cyrus

Cyrus compared the music video for her 2013 hit ‘Wrecking Ball’ to the visuals for O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

The Independent UK

Fans grateful to Sinead O’Connor’s family for chance to say goodbye – councillor

Councillor Erika Doyle said she knew the late acclaimed singer as ‘quite quiet’ but ‘never silent’.

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor’s funeral as it happened: Bono and Bob Geldof among mourners at private service

Fans of the ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer have lined the streets for procession along the seafront in Bray, Co Wicklow

The Independent UK

People to gather at Sinead O’Connor’s former home for ‘last goodbye’

Her family have asked people who want to pay their respects to line the seafront in Bray, Co Wicklow ahead of her burial.

The Independent UK

Floral tributes left for Sinead O’Connor, a woman ‘for the women of Ireland’

Sinead O’Connor has been described as a woman ‘for the women of Ireland’ by those leaving flowers outside her former home.

The Independent UK

Flowers left outside Sinead O’Connor’s former Irish home ahead of funeral

A funeral service is set to take place for O’Connor on Tuesday.

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