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Sinéad O'Connor to be laid to rest today

Hundreds of people are expected to turn out to pay their respects to Sinéad O'Connor in Bray thi...
Barry Whyte
Barry Whyte

08.24 8 Aug 2023


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Sinéad O'Connor to be laid to...

Sinéad O'Connor to be laid to rest today

Barry Whyte
Barry Whyte

08.24 8 Aug 2023


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Hundreds of people are expected to turn out to pay their respects to Sinéad O'Connor in Bray this morning.

Locals and fans of the singer will have their chance to pay their final respects when her funeral cortege passes along the seafront in Bray, County Wicklow at 10.30am.

The cortege will begin at the Harbour Bar end of Strand Road, passing by the home in Montobello, where Ms O'Connor lived for 15 years before moving on to a private funeral.

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Bray Councillor Dermot O'Brien said this will allow people to " line up in their own dignified way and maybe just have that moment".

"It really, to me, shows that there was this heart connection between the people of the town and this icon, who on one level had this extraordinary talent, but on another level, for us, is quite comfortable in the ordinary," he said.

"There's some interesting healing opportunity that the family are gifting us, the town, which is powerful."

Tributes to Sinéad O’Connor left outside her former home in Bray. Tributes to Sinéad O’Connor left outside her former home in Bray. Image: Henry McKean/Newstalk

Last week, O'Connor's family issued a statement saying the singer had "loved living in Bray and the people in it.”

“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," they said.

Gardaí have asked that people gather from 10.30am along the Bray seafront.


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