Fans are heading for Bray today to bid farewell to Sinéad O'Connor ahead of her funeral.
The acclaimed singer’s family have asked people who wish to say a "last goodbye" to stand along the seafront in the Wicklow town as the cortege passes by before a private burial.
The procession is expected to start at 10.30am at the Harbour Bar end of the Strand Road and will continue past by her former home, Montebello, where she lived for 15 years.
Since her death on July 26, people have been leaving flowers and paying their respects at the house, which the singer sold in 2021 and which now lies empty.
"Sinéad loved living in Bray and the people in it," a statement issued by her family said.
"With this procession, her family would like to acknowledge the outpouring of love for her from the people of Co Wicklow and beyond, since she left last week to go to another place."
The Irish Grammy-winning singer was found unresponsive by police at her south-east London home, aged 56.
A host of tributes have flooded in from fans and famous artists across the world in response to her death, including Russell Crowe, Annie Lennox, Cyndi Lauper and Bob Geldof.
Several gatherings were held in the days since O’Connor’s death in Dublin, Belfast and London, where members of the public paid tribute to her legacy as a musician and activist.
Following her death, her music management company 67 Management said she had been finishing a new album, reviewing tour dates for next year and was also considering "opportunities" around a movie of her autobiography.
O’Connor’s death is not being treated as suspicious by authorities. A London coroner did not find a medical cause of death and suggested that the post-mortem examination results may take several weeks.
Source: Press Association
