News about Sinead O'Connor

Sinead O'Connor's estate has requested that Donald Trump 'Nothing Compares 2 United' at his political rallies because the singer believes he is a 'biblical devil.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 4, 2024
Sinead O'Connor's estate requested that Donald Trump's campaign stop using her music as the icon of the ex-president was deemed as a "biblical devil." As he campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump has performed 'Nothing Compares 2 U.' at several events. The song was originally written by fellow musical icon Prince Henry, who died in 2016.

Revealed: Sinead O'Connor's humble headstone in a Dublin cemetery - seven months after the Irish music legend's sudden death in London aged 56

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 26, 2024
Since police were alerted to her apartment in Herne Hill, south-east London, in July last year, the actress, 56, was discovered'unresponsive.' She was laid to rest in a joint plot at Deansgrange Cemetery on Dublin's southside shortly after her burial, and her headstone has now been revealed to the world. Her name and the dates of her birth and death are printed on the simple grey headstone. It reads "God is love" underneath, in English, and under that, in Arabic, it reads, 'Allah is the greatest.'

Finally, the Grammys Proved Women of All Ages Can Shine

www.popsugar.co.uk, February 6, 2024
2023 was all about the joy of girlhood, so it's no surprise that the year's biggest musical hits were both for women and by women. Women led the nominations in each category ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards. The 4th February celebrations honored not only female candidates but also winners, performers, and presenters — at any age. Women celebrated each other unashamedly in an industry that tends to emphasize youth and often pits women against each other. An award show seemed to be the hit on entertainment audiences across generations for the first time in years, striking the right balance between celebrating nostalgia and showcasing newer talent. A majority of female candidates were up for every major category, and eventually, the big winners were also bagged. Phoebe Bridgers won four awards, making her the first-time Grammy winner alongside Victoria Monét, Miley Cyrus, Karol G, and Lainey Wilson. SZA led the pack with nine nominations and two of them were crowned. Of course, Taylor Swift became the first artist to win Album of the Year four times.

E2024: E. Lennox pays tribute to Sinead O'Connor during the heartbreaking In Memoriam segment, calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Egypt in the Middle East conflict

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 5, 2024
During the In Memoriam segment of the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday, Annie Lennox paid a loving tribute to the late Sinéad O'Connor, while becoming the first artist to publicly speak out against the Israel-Hamas conflict at an award show this year, calling for a ceasefire. With a touching recreation of the late singer's 1990 smash hit Nothing Compares 2 U.K., the U.K.-born singer-songwriter paid tribute to the late O'Connor, who died at the age of 56 last July.

According to a report published in Sinead O'Connor's ex-partner that died of a heart disease, broken heart syndrome is JUST as deadly as a heart attack

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 12, 2024
Extreme emotional trauma that weakens one of the heart's chambers is the source of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy - its medical term. Around a quarter of patients with the disease died after a five-year study, based on nearly 4,000 people in Scotland. Experts said this was "comparable" to heart attack deaths. Despite being the go-to treatment, an analysis revealed that drugs used to prevent heart attacks did not improve the survival rate of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The'stark' findings, according to scientists based at the University of Aberdeen, indicated that the syndrome was not being handled properly. The findings were revealed after an ex-partner of singer Sinead O'Connor (pictured left) claimed that the actor, 56, died of a "broken heart." Shane (pictured right with Sinead) took his own life 18 months before the musician died. Her death certificate shows she died of natural causes.

Proof you CAN die of a broken heart:  It's called takotsubo and doctors are finding new ways to treat it

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 10, 2024
After Sinead O'Connor's death last year, an ex partner said her death from natural causes indicates she died from a 'broken heart.' Mail Online explores why doctors are now researching new ways to treat broken heart disease (medically known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy).

Sinead O'Connor's ex claims official cause of singer's death proves she died of a 'broken heart' 18 months after her beloved son Shane killed himself

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 10, 2024
Sinead O'Connor's ex companion insists that death of natural causes caused her death as a result of her 'broken heart.' In July last year, the actress, 56, was discovered'unresponsive' after police were summoned to her apartment in Herne Hill, south-east London, 18 months after her beloved 17-year-old son Shane killed himself. The actress' sudden death was not suspicious, and authorities announced on Tuesday that she died from natural causes.

Sinead O'Connor's cause of death revealed after Irish music legend passed away aged 56 in July last year

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 9, 2024
After police were called to her apartment in Herne Hill, south-east London, in July last year, the actress, 56, was discovered'unresponsive. Detectives did not investigate the actor's sudden death as suspicious, and today police announced that she died of natural causes.' Ms O'Connor died of natural causes,' a Southwark Coroners Court spokesperson told MailOnline.' The coroner has therefore shed their hand in her disappearance.'

After death at the age of 56, Sinead O'Connor's cause of death was revealed

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 9, 2024
After police were called, the actor, 56, was discovered'unresponsive' at a flat in Herne Hill, south-east London.

Mayor says NYE fireworks show in Sydney Harbour was about 'Blak power'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 2, 2024
Angie McMahon, a Melbourne musician, wore a 'lift the age' t-shirt in reference to a movement to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Australia, which is currently 10. Then, she stepped into the Israel-Hamas conflict, adamantly told the crowd: 'Palestinians should be free.' Viewers slammed the singer as a "wannabe protester" and asked why tax-payer funded performances had to be preceded by a "painful political remark."

After the family-friendly 9 p.m. event was hijacked by a pro-Palestine slogan and an outraged Indigenous rap group 3%, furious Australians claim the ABC should be stripped from broadcasting Sydney's NYE fireworks

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 1, 2024
The national broadcaster was once more chastised for politicizing its coverage of the New Year's Eve firework, which was watched by millions of Australians. The ABC's broadcast featured Indigenous rap group 3% then performed their song 'Our People' which features lyrics like 'They locked us up and then they threw away the key' and 'You can suck my Moby D***' while another singer demanded: 'Palestinians should be free'

Emotional moment Johnny Depp patted Shane MacGowan's coffin to say goodbye - as Fairytale Of New York singer's widow reveals how he urged his friend to forgive ex-wife Amber Heard

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 9, 2023
Shane MacGowan, who died last week after a bout of pneumonia, is the most well-known for the Christmas tale The Fairytale of New York, which is expected to debut at Number One in the charts this season. After being released from hospital after suffering from viral encephalitis, a condition in which swelling develops on the brain, the Irish singer was discharged from hospital a week earlier. His funeral took place yesterday, December 8, on what would have been Sinead O'Connor's 57th birthday. Celebrities such as Nick Cave, Bob Geldof, and Depp attended the service at Saint Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Kiefer Sutherland's touching Shane MacGowan anecdote that changed his mind about 'trusting first encounters' goes viral

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 30, 2023
The 56-year-old actor recalled visiting The Pogues frontman in the 1990s and retelling the touching tale of their journey from enemies to friends in Dublin over a night out. Sutherland said that his encounter and a letter sent by the singer to him changed his perception and taught him not to judge a book by its cover and made him'very rarely trust first encounters.' Sutherland retelling the tale in a 2019 interview, admitting that the pair wasn't off to the best start when they first got off to a fight at a club where he had worked with MacGowan, Sinead O'Connor, Van Morrison, and Ronnie Wood.

Now that's what I call trivia!Charting the development of pop music from the 1950s to the present, with a fascinating event for every day of the new year, a diverting new book reveals the strange twists and quirks of musical history

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 25, 2023
Charting the development of pop music from the 1950s to the present, with a fascinating event for every day of the year, a diverting new book reveals the strange twists and quirks of musical history…

'LEAVES the soap,' the Coronation Street actor with a big 'wildchild' appears only months after being cast.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 2, 2023
After only months on the soap, a major Coronation Street star is reportedly leaving the soap. According to The Sun, actress Stephanie Davis, 30, who plays Courtney Vance, will shortly have her character say goodbye to the Cobbles. Although she has been 'impressed with her work,' the publication claims that the story arc is complete.

Developers and Sinead O'Connor disagree over plans to convert the singer's former £1.5 million seafront home into five luxurious apartments

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 15, 2023
Neighbours have erupted in opposition to the plan to demolish a portion of the existing house and replace it with a three-story extension that could be turned into flats. In April, Wicklow County Council refused to allow the charming seafront house, Montebello, to be renovated and converted into flats. According to planners, the building would be a "incongruous structure" and would "intrude on the views of secured buildings in the immediate vicinity, as well as devaluing neighboring houses. Now, the applicant has chosen to appeal the decision, saying the decision is 'is not justified.'

Sinead O'Connor 'was in talks for biopic about her life' weeks before death and wanted two MAJOR Hollywood stars to take pivotal roles

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 14, 2023
Sinead O'Connor, the pop sensation, was expected to be deeply involved in discussions for a forthcoming biopic influenced by her life in the days leading up to her tragic death. According to insiders, the legendary actor was considering a star-studded cast for the pivotal role, which also included Hollywood's Demi Moore. Saoirse Ronan, an Irish actress, was also competing to appear in Sinead's life, as well as Niamh Algar.

Sinead O'Connor's final song is a 'haunting' adaptation of the Outlander theme, according to the producer, who recalls the late singer's being cast aside

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 10, 2023
Maril Davis, the show's executive producer, told Metro she was 'honoured' and stunned' that the Irish singer, who died last week at the age of 56, had agreed to record the song. Davis told the journal that she felt O'Connor shared traces with one of the period characters, Claire, who flies back to the twentieth century and occasionally feels she is "not embraced" by the community around her, with some of her theories branded 'wild.' Shane's uncle Shane died in January 2022, when he was 12 years old, and she was best known for her portrayal of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles breaks with tradition as he fails to appoint Prince William as chair of the Royal Collection

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 9, 2023
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Have Royal Collection trustees been spared a potential vandal at the helm? King Charles, who has succeeded his mother as patron, has defied tradition and failed to name William as its chairman. If Wills had opted for the number two position, his decision on removing hundreds of pieces of ivory from his collection would have put him on a collision course with the trustees.

This Morning's Craig Doyle fights back tears as he discusses Sinead O'Connor's funeral in his hometown: 'She was a very special person'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 9, 2023
On Wednesday, This Morning's Craig Doyle battled back tears as he addressed late singer Sinead O'Connor's funeral. The Irish musician, who rose to fame in 1990 after her promotion of then-unveiled Prince album Nothing Compares 2 U, died last month at the age of 56 after years of mental warfare. Hundreds of supporters descended on Bray on Tuesday to pay their respect, with more than 3,000 people lined the streets in Bray and performing her hit song in a moving tribute.

After the funeral, Sinead O'Connor's final resting place in Ireland was in Ireland

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 9, 2023
Sinead O'Connor was buried as a Muslim in a Catholic cemetery after her burial, where U2's Bono was one of mourners. Nearly 5,000 people attended the funeral of the late Irish musician, her family, Bob Geldof, and an Islamic cleric were among the few invited as her body was lowered to the ground at Deansgrange Cemetery in Bray, Co Wicklow. After selecting Islam over Catholicism, O'Connor was sent to her final resting place, on her right side and her head facing Qibla as is Islamic custom. After turning her back on the Catholic church after years of protesting it that saw her rip up a picture of the Pope on TV, the actress, who died on July 26 aged 56, referred to it as a'reversion rather than conversion.' Blooms were removed from the top of her casket, and those who were thrown onto her were greeted with a warm embrace by well-wishers. Sinead O'Connor, a brass plaque on a wooden plinth, reads: Born in December 1966, the 8th of December was the eighth in the United States. 'Died June 26th, 2023.' Her grave in the cemetery near Dublin, which opened in 1865, is found along a wall close to the entrance in a neighborhood named 'The Garden,' and is surrounded by Catholic graves.

Hundreds of fans line Dublin to say goodbye to the legendary musician and blast her music from cars. Sinead O'Connor is laid to rest in a private funeral in her hometown

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 8, 2023
Hundreds have descended on the wall outside the building where the icon lived for 15 years before she moved to London this summer. People who want to say a "last goodbye" have been asked to stand along the Bray seafront in Co Wicklow as the cortege passes by before a private burial. On July 26, she was discovered dead in her penthouse flat in Herne Hill, and the reason for her death has yet to be revealed. Liam O'Maonlai, the band's lead singer, was among those who arrived at the Sinead's former home. "I think love is the reason people are outside the house today,'" he said. They adored her. I adored her.'

Sinead O'Connor's funeral was announced close to her former family home in Ireland

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 6, 2023
Following her death at the age of 56, Sinead O'Connor was given a touching tribute near her former family home in Ireland. The singer died on July 26 after being found'unresponsive' at her East London home. On Sunday, a tribute to Sinead was unveiled on Bray Head, Ireland, near to where she once lived.

On Tuesday, hundreds of mourners are encouraged to line the streets to pay their respects to Sinead O'Connor, the singer's uncle, who is laid to rest at her private burial in Ireland

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 6, 2023
On Tuesday, the late singer Sinead O'Connor (left)'s funeral will be held, with people encouraged to line a Co Wicklow seafront where she lived as a 'last goodbye'. The cortege will travel along the seafront in Bray, beginning at the Harbour Bar and heading to the other end of the Strand Road before turning to a private cemetery. It will be her old home on the Strand Road, Montebello, where she lived for 15 years and where people have been leaving flowers since her death.