Tributes to "the greatest voice of her generation" have been pouring in following the death of Sinéad O'Connor at the age of 56.
From Tori Amos to Neil Jordan, Massive Attack to Russell Crowe, people from across the arts and society at large paid glowing tributes to a unique artist with an uncompromising vision and remarkable range.
Sinéad O'Connor had turned her hand from hip hop to reggae, rock and roll to folk, devotional music to ballads, along with way collaborating with scores of artists, many of whom lamented the loss of a great talent.
Phil Coulter said that he "would put Sinéad O'Connor high up there" on the list of those with whom he has worked.
"She had a God-given instrument, a God-given voice, certainly one of the finest voices this country has ever produced," the Derry-born songwriter told the BBC.
Christy Moore said Sinéad's death was "such a profound loss" and described her as a "warrior woman - fearless yet fragile".
"May Sinéad Rest in Peace," he added.
U2 also paid tribute, tweeting: "Touch these eyes with a broken smile, Touch my mouth with your furrowed brow, Lift my heart, heal my shame, Lead me into rest again .. Heroine.. Rest In Peace Sinéad."
Mary Black mourned the loss of "a leader" for young Irish artists, while Alison Moyet praised the "iconoclast" with a voice that "cracked stone with force and by increment".
"As beautiful as any girl around and never traded on that card. I Loved that about her", the singer said.
"Rest In Beats and PowEr Sinéad O Connor who always Brought The Noise," Chuck D posted on social media, while his Public Enemy bandmate Flavor Flav lamented the "legend that's gone too soon."
Sinéad O'Connor worked with a wide variety of artists, from Elaine Paige to Jah Wobble. Trip hop pioneers Massive Attack recalled their time on the road together.
"Devastated. Honestly, to bear witness to her voice, intimacy in the studio. On the road every single person stopped - dropped their tools during soundtrack", they said.
Victoria Mary Clarke, wife of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan with whom Sinéad recorded 'Haunted', thanked Sinéad for her "love and friendship".
Shane tweeted: "Sinéad, I love you and I hope you are at peace".
'A lioness and a lamb' - Brian Kennedy
Andrew Madden, a survivor of clerical sexual abuse, regularly visited Sinéad in her Bray home, and recounted her fury when the publication of the Murphy Report in 2009 revealed the scale of the Catholic Church's cover-up of abuse.
"She was furious about what had happened to children. She saw things very black-and-white", he said. "You were either on this side or the other side."
Daniel Glass, former boss of EMI Records in North America, worked closely with Sinéad O'Connor whom he counted as a friend.
In 1992 he arranged for her to perform on Saturday Night Live, where she tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II.
"No one knew the magnitude of what had just happened from a political, religious or cultural standpoint", he told RTÉ's Drivetime.
"It wasn't until years later that people saw she was right."
Glen Hansard met Sinéad when she was living in London in the late 1980s and was struck by her strength, sensitivity and how something seemed to speak through her.
But the Oscar winning lead singer of The Frames told RTÉ's Liveline that running into her in recent years was "scary", as you didn't know who you were going to meet.
"She died far too young", film director Neil Jordan, a friend and godfather to Sinéad O'Connor’s youngest child, said.
Mr Jordan worked with her on musical collaborations for his films 'Michael Collins' and 'The Butcher Boy', in which she was cast as the virgin Mary due to the fact, he said, that she had been anointed into the priesthood.
Recalling her humour and mischievous face, he told RTÉ's News at One that "fame kind of lacerated her a bit too much".
Filmmaker Margot Harkin worked on Sinéad's acting debut in 1989 on 'Hush a Bye Baby'.
Expressing her heartbreak at "the dreadful loss", she recalled that the young singer had been "very shy and had not acted" but "was a delight".
In a later collaboration, Ms Harkin saw "that fame was not a great thing" for the singer who "was pretty tortured people all the time".
Singer Brian Kennedy said that in just "one breath" Sinéad O'Connor could be both "a lioness and a lamb".
Describing her voice as "other wordly", he said that she would "never have known that she touched so many people lives. I think she was a very solitary person, ultimately".
"Right up until the end, the last time I saw her, although she was broken beyond repair in so many ways, there was also that, there was still a little bit of a light", the Belfast singer told RTÉ Radio.
Mary Black recounted her 2017 duet with Sinéad of Adeste Fideles/O Come, All Ye Faithful on The Late Late Show, which she described as a "special moment".
"She sang with such truth, you felt she meant it from the bottom of her heart."
Praising her "brilliant, raw talent," Ms Black told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that Sinéad was "fragile and fearful, but fearless as well".
"It was something that other women began to admire and say 'maybe we can be more like that'."
A nation mourns
In Dublin and Cork books of condolence have been opened at the Mansion House and Cork City Hall.
President Michael D Higgins said that Ireland had lost one of its greatest performers who had demonstrated a fearless commitment to important issues.
Singer Declan O'Rourke commended Sinéad O'Connor for being "brave and outspoken" and "a wonderful human being".
He recalled "how poorly she was treated in the media for so long", and told RTÉ's News at One that "my heart goes out to her family and everyone who loved her".
When, as a shy 15-year-old, he met the singer, she had exuded kindness and grace.
Author Marian Keyes spoke of her heartbreak at the loss of an "amazing, brave, beautiful, unique wonder", while writer Caitlin Moran said that Ms O'Connor was "THE greatest voice of her generation, no contest" and "fearless".
Comedian Dara Ó Briain said he hoped the singer "realised how much love there was for her".
Dublin band Aslan collaborated with Sinéad O'Connor on 'Up In Arms' in 2001. Its lead singer Christy Dignam died in June.
A post on the band's Facebook page read: "Two Legends taken from us so closely together... No words... Rest in Peace Sinéad."
'Braver than brave' - Billy Bragg
Author Allyson McCabe said that Sinéad O'Connor had opened up a space in the US to have conversations around racism, sexism, child abuse and HIV/Aids prevention.
Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens praised her "tender soul", while Billy Bragg remembered her as being "braver than brave".
Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan recalled Sinéad as being "fiercely honest and sweet and funny", and someone who "stands alone as a figure from our generation who was always true to the piercing voice within and without"
While writer Bonnie Greer noted her great soul music voice, something that Prince also recognised.
"I know about soul music because I was born and grew up around where Sam Cooke sang", she tweeted. "and #Prince knew that #Sinéad had it in her, too - that's why she got his song", Nothing Compares 2 U.
"But her voice was #Ireland right down to the ground."
Rapper-turned-actor Ice T tweeted: "Respect to Sinéad...She stood for something...Unlike most people"; American singer-songwriter Jason Isbell posted: "I hope there's peace for Sinéad at last."
Among other musicians to post tributes were Belinda Carlisle, Janelle Monae, UB40, Melissa Etheridge, Margo Price and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello.
'Changed the industry' - Mayim Bialik
"I really don't think she knew how loved she was", former bass player with The Pogues Cait O'Riordan said, adding that she was someone who came along "once in a generation".
Recalling a gig in the National Concert Hall in Dublin to celebrate Shane McGowan, she said that there was "the most glorious wave of love just coming up from the audience" for Sinéad.
The singers "fierce fearlessness made a tremendous impression" on Mayim Bialik as a teenager.
Sinéad's music "changed the industry", the actor said.
Russell Crowe shared a story about meeting the singer while working in Ireland last year and enjoying a conversation outside a pub.
The Oscar winning actor recalled "a conversation without fences" as the pair "roamed through the recent Dublin heatwave, local politics, American politics, the ongoing fight for indigenous recognition in many places".
"I had the opportunity to tell her she was a hero of mine", he said. "What an amazing woman. Peace be with your courageous heart, Sinéad."
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.
Her family and friends said they were devastated at her passing and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.
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