Sinead O’Connor dies aged 56

[ArianeEmory]

She also had the bravery and guts to call out the Catholic Church years ago when nobody else would touch it. How right she was.

Quoted for truth.

 

[Mo Thuairim]

Tributes to 'the greatest voice of her generation'​

Intelligent, fearless and immensely talented, Sinéad O'Connor released her first album The Lion and the Cobra aged just 21 and went on to a music career that spanned decades and genres and gained her fans all over the world.

But she was never content to just let her music do the talking and became an outspoken commentator on issues including child abuse and women's rights.

Tributes to 'the greatest voice of her generation'

Singer Sinéad O'Connor has been labelled "the greatest voice of her generation" amid a host of tributes following the announcement of her death yesterday.

www.rte.ie

 

[Mo Thuairim]

Last night's beautiful radio tribute to Sinéad for anyone interested. Amazing song list.

John Creedon Wednesday 26 July 2023

A mix of contemporary, Irish and international tracks to take you on a melodic journey into the evening.

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[PrairieWind]

From reading some of the other articles, the texts she had sent recently about missing her son are just heartbreaking.

 

[arielilane]

Sinéad, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful music. Rest peacefully easy.

 

[charminglane]

May she rest in peace and may she find her boy. <3

And now I'm crying.
Beautiful. Thank you.

 

[scandinavian girl]

Sinead, NOTHING compares to you and I doubt no one ever will, RIP you deserve it and Thank You.

 

[Vern]

Quoted for truth.

Absolutely; I was watching the episode when she tore the photo and I and my then-husband cheered her. Having a direct connection to the Mount Cashel scandal, we knew she was expressing truth to power. She was one of the very first celebrity voices who called out lived-sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and ergo served as a powerful voice for those who were just beginning to find theirs. In return, she was booed off stages for years, ostracized and disbelieved; it had a severe negative impact upon her career, but, as truth and time would tell, she was right. Nary ever received an apology from anyone though.

Rest in Peace Sinead - you were and will remain a hero to us who believed you from the get go. Fly high with Shane.

 

[thefragile7393]

Such an incredibly rare voice and talent. I hate how she was ostracized and blacklisted essentially in the States...she continued to make lovely music though just over here we didn't get to hear about it.

 

[arielilane]

 

[arielilane]

Sinéad recently completed theme song for season 7 of Outlander.

Outlander | Opening Titles ft. Sinéad O'Connor | Season 7​

 

[arielilane]

 

[Puzzles8]

May she eternally Rest In Peace.
A greater peace than she ever experienced on this Earth.

JMO

 

[arielilane]

 

[Mo Thuairim]

Sinéad: Universal Mother Éire​

Sinéad O'Connor was everything official Ireland didn't want women to be, and we loved her for it

Of course, she'd probably hate it. The eulogies, the well-crafted, heartfelt tributes and the outpouring of national grief that have followed her tragic death.

From presidents to political leaders to fellow artists of all genres and, most importantly, to the plain people of Ireland, Sinéad O’Connor really meant something.

But all the fine words of recent days would have left her bemused. She’d most likely laugh, roll her bewitching eyes, and then emit a stream of words that would turn a navvy ashen faced.

For despite her flirtations with religions (and let’s face it, she was the original sexy priest), Sinéad O’Connor never had any time for piety. Or sentimentalism. Her own accounts of her troubled life, from a childhood that reads like something from a gothic novel to her subsequent mental health issues, were often draped in dark humour and almost savage self-effacement.

Back in 2018, she remarked that she lived in mortal fear of Bono speaking at her funeral. "He’d on," she said. "’But oh, didn’t we love her, national treasure’ - bleh. Reasons for living, definitely best reason for living. Must stay alive longer than Bono."

(...)

Sinéad: Universal Mother Éire

Sinéad O'Connor was everything official Ireland didn't want women to be, and we loved her for it

www.rte.ie

 

[Knox]

Sad news, she had a haunting & beautiful voice - singing with the angels now ~

 

[arielilane]

A fascinating read, imo.

Sinead O'Connor film: How she found her voice after abusive childhood

Documentary Nothing Compares, after Sinead O'Connor's (pictured) most famous hit, the documentary hears Sinéad describe the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her late mother, Marie.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The voice is cracked and rasping, carrying with it every cigarette, late night and heartbreak of a life journeyed along a hard road.

While it's difficult to reconcile the dark, Dublin monotone with the beautiful sonic emblem of youth and rebelliousness for which Sinéad O'Connor was so cherished, the raw power of her words leaves you in no doubt as to who is talking.

And it is this voice that provides the commentary for a new film, available on Sky Documentaries from today, and which paints a melancholy portrait of her life, from 1987 to 1993: her formative years, in which she became a mother, superstar, and global pariah - all before her 27th birthday.

 

[DS2021]

Sinead O'Connor reached out to young woman with cancer and granted final wish

Countless stories of Sinead's kindness and generosity have surfaced since the star’s shock death this week aged 56

www.irishmirror.ie

 

[La Louve]

Rest in Peace, Sinead.

 

[DS2021]

Sinéad O'Connor Dead at 56: Everything We Know So Far

The singer died in London on July 26.

www.etonline.com

Sineads remains have been released to her family.