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Discover the sad but natural end of icon Sinéad O'Connor. From her rise to fame to her battle with mental illness, she'll forever be remembered.

A coroner says Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died from “natural causes” in July

The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. While their music reflected their individual struggles and resilience, it also grappled with the evolving essence of Irish identity. Their work stands as a reminder of Ireland’s complex history.

The artist and musician on his long friendship with an extraordinary vocalist whose courage helped so many raised in Catholic Ireland

The Dublin doom-folk favourites crown a momentous year with a magnificent assault on the senses and a set rich in hypnotic tales of woe

Fifteen questions on notable pop culture and political figures we lost this year

When I interviewed him last year, the late Pogues legend was truculent, moody, wilfully silent – and immensely likable. I will forever cherish our strange meeting

The singer was at his snarling, poignant best across these powerful vignettes that put a modern spin on Irish folk traditions and gave us a timeless festive singalong

One of the all-time great bandleaders and writer of Christmas classic Fairytale of New York, MacGowan invigorated rock with the power of Irish folk music