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Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor
Kneecap should be commended rather than condemned
Belfast rappers' choice of word may have been crass but at least they were using their artform to create a space for politics
From Brat to Brits: Charli XCX wins five awards, while Fontaines DC take one
Hozier lost out to Chappell Roan, who paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor as she celebrated win
Famous Galway music venue that hosted Sinéad O’Connor and Coldplay to become nursing home
Once host to Sinéad O’Connor and Coldplay, Warwick nightclub site to be developed by Bartra
Fiachna Ó Braonáin of Hothouse Flowers: ‘I was quite disappointed by Bono. I don’t think Sinéad O’Connor would have done it’
The U2 frontman was an early cheerleader for his fellow Irish band, who are back on tour to mark 40 years together. But his acceptance of a medal from Joe Biden sent the wrong signal, they say
Joseph O’Connor: ‘I don’t know what modern Ireland is yet. I’m suspicious about the new sacred cows’
The Irish novelist on taking instruction from Vincent Browne, finding his way in fiction as a young man and coming to understand that the best writing has an inherent musicality
Skinner: ‘A lot of bands are afraid of speaking out about the way they’ve been treated. Some of the carry-on is atrocious’
The postpunk songwriter has been careful to make his debut album, New Wave Vaudeville, as independently as he can
Neko Case on her shiver-inducing memoir: ‘A stunt so bizarre I’m reluctant even to tell it’
In The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, the singer-songwriter reveals an early life of neglect and poverty
‘It was an eyesore for a long time’: the landmark Galway venues and nightclubs left idle
From the Pogues to Coldplay, the Warwick and the Oasis were once pillars of the music scene. After years of dereliction, their sites still lie empty
Brian Teeling: ‘Every time I see someone wearing one of my T-shirts, even one of the old ones, it makes me happy’
The multidisciplinary Dublin artist is part of the exhibition Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body, at Photo Museum Ireland and has designed three new T-shirts for Medical Aid for Palestinians
Shane O’Connor inquest jury calls for improved HSE mental health protocols
Teenage son of musicians Sinéad O’Connor and Dónal Lunny died by suicide in January 2022
Shane O’Connor (17) was not receiving 24-hour one-to-one supervision in hospital before suicide, inquest hears
Son of musicians Sinéad O’Connor and Dónal Lunny absconded from Tallaght University Hospital less than 24 hours before his death on January 7th, 2022
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds at 3Arena: Thrilling, pulsating and stunning performance from restless prince of gloom
Nick Cave: Interplay between singer and instrument-bashing foil Warren Ellis helps to drive this spectacular show
Sharon Horgan: ‘I’m even more hyper now. That could be the hormones. I’m on a lot of testosterone’
Sharon Horgan on series two of Bad Sisters, grieving her father on set, coping with menopause and stretching her acting muscles
‘The script is Sinéad O’Connor – it’s the music’: Christeene on The Lion the Witch and The Cobra
The performance artist, musician and drag experimentalist is bringing her reimagining of the late Irish singer’s first album to Dublin
Gavin Friday: ‘Ireland wasn’t an easy place back then to go out and be the Virgin Prunes or U2’
Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinary
The Real Sinéad O’Connor by Ariane Sherine and Sinéad O’Connor: The Last Interview and Other Conversations - Two very different books
The first is a tabloid-style litany of mayhem offering little insight; the second presents a much more rounded picture of a woman who was far too often stereotyped and scorned
The night Kris Kristofferson defended Sinéad O’Connor on stage amid boos and jeers
Singer showed solidarity to O’Connor following her infamous Saturday Night Live appearance in 1992
Nick Cave: ‘Acceptance is tricky. Trying to get back to what you used to be, I consider a waste of time. You are fundamentally changed’
Ahead of the 18th Bad Seeds studio album, Cave shares expansive thoughts on grief, the ‘angel’ Shane MacGowan and the beauty of the world
Sinéad O’Connor died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, death certificate says
Irish artist and activist died in July 2023 aged 56 at her London home after police found her ‘unresponsive’
‘We can do better’: Sinéad O’Connor waxwork pulled after public outcry
The museum will instead launch a new project to ‘create a more accurate representation’ of the singer
Sinéad O’Connor’s waxwork looks nothing like the fiery young woman from 1990 it represents
Opinion: I don’t know what that is, but it sure as hell is not Sinéad O’Connor
Sinéad O’Connor waxwork: ‘You have to get the proportions right. That’s not easy, especially with ladies’
A new wax statue of the singer was unveiled at the National Wax Museum, to mark the anniversary of her death
Irish female artists make up just 2% of most-played songs on Irish radio in past year – report
Jazzy and Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries were the only women in the top 100 songs played
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan: ‘Taylor Swift is one of the most gifted pop artists of all time’
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan knows what it’s like to face a backlash. In Sinéad O’Connor, he says, he has also seen music at its purest
15 of the most memorable moments at Irish festivals, from Sinéad O’Connor and Beyoncé to Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave
It’s summer festival time again. As we retrieve our wellies and thermal sleeping bags, what better moment to rank great Irish highlights of the past?
St Vincent: ‘I recently did an ancestry.com thing, and it was all Irish Catholics. That’s my rascal side’
Annie Clark’s ever-morphing, visionary pop has won her consistent acclaim. She’s now inspiring young artists from The Last Dinner Party to Olivia Rodrigo
What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music: showing the magical power of musicians to soundtrack our lives and times
Insightful essays excavate the magic of music in Ireland and its creative realm
Sinéad O’Connor: Pantsless queer horrorcore act evokes seance and celebration in New York tribute to late singer
Queer horrorcore act features dancers in papal hats, cones of aluminium foil and one-shouldered unitards
Sinéad O’Connor’s daughter sings Nothing Compares 2 U at New York tribute
Róisín Waters was joined by several artists honouring O’Connor and Shane MacGowan at Carnegie Hall
Karl Wallinger, frontman of World Party and Sinead O’Connor collaborator, dies at 66
Welsh-born musician and songwriter penned songs including Ship of Fools and Put the Message in the Box
Sinéad O’Connor estate demands music is not used at Trump rallies
Estate says O’Connor, who died last July aged 56, would have been ‘disgusted, hurt, and insulted’
Sinéad O’Connor nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Singer, who died last July, is among 15 artists who have been nominated this year
Meredith Monk: ‘What I love about Ireland is that there is still a belief in magic’
The New York-born artist, who is about to give a rare Irish performance, has reinvented vocalisation from the ground up and inside out
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