Natalie Portman tipped to play Sinéad O’Connor in new film about her life
She is the spitting image of Sinéad Natalie Portman, known for her Oscar-winning performance in BlackSwan, is allegedly the frontrunner to portray the late Sinéad O’Connor in a new biopic based on the singer’s life. The film is a collaboration between three Irish production companies, and together they’ll aim to capture O’Connor’s extraordinary and often […]
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Kris Kristofferson remembered for support of Sinéad O’Connor during backlash
He also released a song dedicated to her. Legendary country musician Kris Kristofferson passed away at the age of 88 on Sunday, September 29. A representative announced he had passed away “peacefully” on Saturday at his home in Hawaii, surrounded by family. The statement said Kristofferson was a “peacenik, a revolutionary, an actor, a superstar, […]
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Irish music experts have decided on the ‘Best Irish Song of All Time’
A popular choice. Fifty experts involved in the Irish music industry have ranked their ‘Fifty Best Irish Songs of All Time’ and the results have been totted up. The Irish Independent-ran feature mixes tunes from heavy hitters such as Thin Lizzy and U2 with alternative favourites from the likes of Whipping Boy and For Those […]
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Sinéad O’Connor’s exact cause of death confirmed one year after passing
Friday marked the one-year anniversary of her passing. The exact cause of Sinéad O’Connor‘s death has been revealed as her death certificate is made public. The ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer died in her home in Herne Hill, London, on 26 July 2023, sixteen months after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life. Now, […]
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“It’s not fit for Dunnes Stores’ window!” – Sinéad O’Connor fans and family take to Liveline after waxwork controversy
Sinéad’s brother John appeared on Liveline today. John O’Connor, the brother of Sinead O’Connor, has spent the anniversary of his late sister’s passing speaking on RTÉ’s Liveline programme. O’Connor was motivated to dial in after a poor-quality waxwork design of Sinéad was unveiled at the Dublin Wax Museum on Thursday. Paddy Dunning from the wax […]
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Sinéad O’Connor waxwork set to be removed from Wax Museum after uproar
The divisive sculpture lasted a day. The Sinéad O’Connor waxwork, which was unveiled at Dublin’s Wax Museum recently, is set to be removed following complaints from fans. On the one-year anniversary of the iconic singer’s death, owner of the tourist attraction Paddy Dunning has announced a decision to remove the effigy after considerable backlash from […]
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