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"I and everybody else were old farts in her opinion" - Roger Waters on the night Sinéad O'Connor sang her spellbinding version of Pink Floyd's Mother

To mark the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roger Waters invited a stellar cast to Berlin for a restaging of Pink Floyd's The Wall - including The Scorpions, Joni Mitchell and Sinéad O'Connor

Louder

Watch Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette join forces to perform tribute to Sinead O'Connor during Japanese festival appearance

This weekend at Fuji Rock Festival, Foo Fighters performed Sinead O'Connor's 1987 single Mandinka with Alanis Morisette as a touching tribute to the late singer

Metal Hammer

Sinead O’Connor sent texts ‘laden with despair’ to Bob Geldof weeks before death

The Boomtown Rats frontman dedicated the band’s performance at Ireland’s Cavan Calling festival to the late singer.

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Bob Geldof reveals Sinead O’Connor was ‘full of loneliness’ in final weeks

Sir Bob paid tribute to his ‘good friend’ and fellow Dubliner, who he was messaging shortly before her death

Evening Standard

Bob Geldof recalls last texts with Sinead O’Connor: ‘She was a very good friend of mine’

Singer and activist remembered fellow Irish artist during his performance Cavan Calling festival over the weekend

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor – latest: Longtime friend Bob Geldof says singer was ‘full of a terrible loneliness’

Singer, who died 18 months after the death of her son Shane, has been remembered for her music, her activism, and her generosity

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor documentary: How to watch late singer’s film Nothing Compares in the UK

Directed by Kathryn Ferguson, ‘Nothing Compares’ was originally released in cinemas last year

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Sinead O’Connor – latest: Father of woman who died from cancer remembers singer’s ‘remarkable’ act of kindness

Singer, who died 18 months after the death of her son Shane, has been remembered for her music, her activism, and her generosity

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor’s open letter that issued a warning to Miley Cyrus

Cyrus compared the music video for her 2013 hit ‘Wrecking Ball’ to the visuals for O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

The Independent UK

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Sinead O’Connor fans gather to sing Nothing Compares 2 U in Dublin tribute

The 56-year-old Irish singer died in London last week.

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor sang with ‘sense of mission’ against injustices, Toibin says

The Irish singer was known for her powerful vocals and lyrics as well as taking fierce stances on social and political issues.

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor’s open letter that issued a warning to Miley Cyrus

Cyrus compared the music video for her 2013 hit ‘Wrecking Ball’ to the visuals for O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor latest: Father of woman who died from cancer remembers singer’s ‘remarkable’ act of kindness

Singer, who died 18 months after the death of her son Shane, has been remembered for her music, her activism, and her generosity

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Sinead O’Connor latest: Fans applaud ‘beautiful’ Nothing Compares documentary about late singer

Singer died 18 months after the death of her son Shane

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the brilliance of Sinéad O’Connor’s greatest song

The ageless emotional power of Nothing Compares 2 U is rooted in a childhood pain particular to the singer

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor: ITV, BBC, and Channel 5 are not planning to air tributes to late singer

‘The simple explanation is that she was not taken seriously,’ said a former Channel 4 commissioner

The Guardian - US

US Congress is a cozy club of multimillionaire boomer lawmakers hoarding power

There’s a word for this sort of oligarchical rule by the elderly, of course: gerontocracy

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Sinead O’Connor documentary will let late singer ‘tell her side of the story’

Airing on Sky Documentaries and Now, the programme charts the late Irish star’s rise to worldwide fame and later backlash she faced for some protests.

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor latest: Fans applaud ‘beautiful’ Nothing Compares documentary about late singer

Singer died 18 months after the death of her son Shane

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor documentary: How to watch late singer’s film Nothing Compares in the UK

Directed by Kathryn Ferguson, ‘Nothing Compares’ was originally released in cinemas last year

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a fantastic film about Sinead O’Connor takes on fresh poignancy

The singer spoke in a fascinating new interview before her death. Plus, Irish thriller Clean Sweep. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor’s open letter to Miley Cyrus about being ‘pimped’ by music industry resurfaces

Cyrus compared the music video for her 2013 hit ‘Wrecking Ball’ to the visuals for O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

The Guardian - UK

‘She found peace here’: local people tell of Sinéad O’Connor’s last years in Ireland

Members of communities among whom late singer made her home share stories of friendship and acceptance

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor was finishing new album and reviewing tour dates before her death, say her managers

Grammy-winning Irish singer died on 26 July, aged 56

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