Sinéad oconnor

Miley Cyrus reflects on Sinéad O'Connor row

Miley Cyrus says she was not aware of Sinéad O'Connor's "fragile mental state" when the Irish singer criticised the video to US singer's hit song Wrecking Ball.

Music • 26 Aug 23

Gabrielle performing in Cambridge, UK last summer

Interview: Gabrielle's ready to rise again

Ahead of her Irish gigs this November, 90s star and singer-songwriter Gabrielle talks about the highs and lows of her three-decade-long career

Music • 26 Aug 23

Blackbird in Dun Laoghaire: Joseph O'Connor's poem for Sinéad

For Liveline on RTÉ Radio 1, Joseph O'Connor reads his poem Blackbird in Dun Laoghaire about his sister Sinéad

Poetry • 09 Aug 23

Sinéad: Bray says goodbye to its beloved daughter

In the end, it was a very Sinéad O'Connor affair. The music of Bob Marley boomed from a PA atop a a Hippy meets Mod Volkswagen campervan bedecked with Pride and Rastafarian flags as fans lining the seafront threw flowers onto the passing hearse.

Music • 09 Aug 23

The hearse stopped outside Sinéad O'Connor's former home in Bray

As it happened: Sinéad O'Connor remembered in Bray

Crowds lined the streets near Sinéad O'Connor's former home in Bray, Co Wicklow, for her funeral procession this morning.

Sinéad OConnor • 08 Aug 23

Fans heading for Bray farewell to Sinéad O'Connor

Fans are heading for Bray today to bid farewell to Sinéad O'Connor ahead of her funeral.

Music • 08 Aug 23

Crowds lined the seafront as the hearse carrying Sinéad O'Connor made its way through Bray and stopped at her former home

Crowds line street to pay respects to Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor has been remembered as a "beloved daughter of Ireland" with "a poet's heart" whose "voice moved a generation of young people" at her funeral service, after which large crowds turned out to pay their respects on the streets of Bray.

Ireland • 08 Aug 23

Sinéad O'Connor lived on Strand Road in Bray for 15 years

Sinéad O'Connor to be buried after Bray procession

Singer Sinéad O'Connor's funeral cortege will pass through Bray, Co Wicklow on Tuesday before a private burial, following her death in London last month.

Ireland • 07 Aug 23

Sinéad O'Connor: 'She accepted the consequences of speaking out, but it is unlikely she foresaw just how risky her act would turn out to be.' Photo: Kieran Frost/Redferns via Getty Images

'I was just being me': Sinéad O'Connor's dedication to the truth

The singer's experience after speaking out about child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church reflects what can happen to whistleblowers

Sinéad OConnor • 08 Dec 23

Fans of Sinead O'Connor sang her most famous song at a gathering in Dublin on Sunday to pay tribute to the late star. Pictures: PA

Fans gather in Dublin to remember Sinéad O'Connor

Fans of Sinéad O'Connor sang her most famous song at a poignant gathering in Dublin to pay tribute to the late star.

Sinéad OConnor • 30 Jul 23

Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, an Islamic scholar and the chief Imam at the Islamic Centre of Ireland, with Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor was a blessed soul, says Irish Imam

Sinéad O'Connor has been described as a "blessed soul" by the chief Imam at the Islamic Centre of Ireland, who helped convert her to Islam.

Music • 29 Jul 23

Sinéad O'Connor - 10 of her most essential songs

Ireland is in shock with the devastating news that we have lost one of our finest artists following the death of Sinéad O'Connor.

Music • 29 Jul 23

What's on? Top TV and streaming tips for Saturday

Sinéad O'Connor's story is told in Nothing Compares, Des Cahill and Jacqui Hurley host Up for the Match, Ian Wright returns with Moneyball, there's a bit of a Blur night on the Beeb, and classic movie Brief Encounter.

Television • 01 Aug 23

Listen Back: John Creedon's tribute show to Sinéad O'Connor

Just hours after the passing of Sinéad O'Connor was announced, John Creedon gave over his entire programme to play the iconic artists music and pay tribute to her life and career.

Sinéad OConnor • 28 Jul 23

Fís nua do mhná na tíre seo: Oidhreacht Shinéad O' Connor

Labhair Philip King, Brenda Ni Shuilleabháin agus Joe Falvey faoi bhás Shinéad O'Connor agus an oidhreacht thábhachtach a d'fhág sí ina diaidh ar An Saol Ó Dheas ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.

Sinéad OConnor • 29 Jul 23

Sinéad O'Connor, pictured performing at the WOMAD festival in Wiltshire in July 2014

Sinéad O'Connor had 'wonderful plans' - management

The late Sinéad O'Connor was finishing a new album, reviewing tour dates for next year and was also considering "opportunities" around a film of her acclaimed memoir Rememberings, a message from her management company has said.

Music • 28 Jul 23

Floral tributes to Sinéad O'Connor at the London Irish Centre in Camden

'Fearless' Sinéad O'Connor remembered at vigils

People in Ireland and the UK gathered to pay their respects to Sinéad O'Connor, who died on Wednesday aged 56.

Ireland • 28 Jul 23

Michael Sheen (L) and David Tennant (R) return in Good Omens

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm

Culture 5 • 28 Jul 23

Watch: Sinéad O'Connor talks to Tommy Tiernan

Sinéad O'Connor talks to Tommy Tiernan about God.

Music • 28 Jul 23

Watch: Sinéad O'Connor - For One Night Only

Sinéad O'Connor brings us on a musical journey that spans the length of her varied career.

Music • 28 Jul 23

The Meaning Of Life: Sinéad O'Connor talks to Gay Byrne

Singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor talks about the impact that her religious upbringing had on her life and the evolution of her spiritual beliefs.

Sinéad OConnor • 27 Jul 23

Sinéad O'Connor - a tribute

We remember one of the greats of Irish music

Sinéad OConnor • 27 Jul 23

Sinéad O'Connor celebrated

Sinéad OConnor • 14 Jan

Retired teacher Joe Falvey said of his former pupil and late friend Sinéad O'Connor - "There was no compromising. I was always proud of her"

Sinéad O'Connor's teacher recalls fateful gig and demo

A former teacher of Sinéad O'Connor has spoken of experiencing the late singer's burgeoning teenage talent, saying her "incredible belief and passion" were there from the start.

Music • 27 Jul 23

Tributes to Sinéad O'Connor at the Irish Rock 'n' Roll Museum in the Temple Bar area of Dublin

'Beautiful soul' remembered at Sinéad O'Connor vigil

Dozens of people have gathered outside the Wall of Fame in Dublin to pay their respects to the "beautiful soul" of Sinéad O'Connor.

Ireland • 27 Jul 23