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Sinead O Connor RIP

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    #62
    bartkingcole
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭bartkingcole


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900527#Comment_120900527

    In a statement, the singer's family said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time."



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    #63
    BlueEyeGleams
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900529#Comment_120900529

    Who is bigger on the global scale do you reckon Dolores or Sinead? I don’t really think anyone else is in the same park

    -I say “is” as if present tense but continue to be.



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    #64
    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,677 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    That clip with Ryan Turbridy posted on after hours is a good one. It sums up neatly the differences in their respective characters.

    RIP to her.



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    #65
    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,735 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    RIP Sinéad. An immense talent, and ruffled a lot of feathers that needed ruffling.



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    #66
    Oscar_Madison
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900529#Comment_120900529

    Oh indeed- just a smidge behind Sinead in years in terms of when she came to prominence but what an impact, what a voice when she did. Again, for people in college who had the time to wallow in the gift that’s music, such a talent and such a soundtrack to those years



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    #67
    bartkingcole
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900587#Comment_120900587

    Both fantastic artists and their memories will live on.

    Although in a different venue such as a lift, Enya would be well up there.



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    #68
    quartz1
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭quartz1


    RIP Sinead. I am so sad to hear of her passing.



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    #69
    pat_sconce
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭pat_sconce


    she had a fantastic email address IAmWonderful 'at' me.com She publicised it and said she never got tired of the reply "yes you are"



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    #70
    Bridget Clarke
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Bridget Clarke


    My sincere condolences to Sinead’s family and friends. She was a tortured soul with the voice of an angel. I hope she is at peace now.



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    #71
    Galwayguy35
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    Rest easy.

    Was just listening to her version of The Foggy Dew only the other night, she had a voice that was second to none.



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    #72
    HalloweenJack
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    RIP.

    I can't pretend I liked her music or was even particularly fond of her as a person but she challenged Irish society and was somewhat before her time in that respect. Had she become famous a decade or two later, she wouldn't have had so much trouble and people would have been a lot more open to what she had to say.

    At least she can finally rest now.



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    #73
    Nothing surprises me now
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    RIP Sinead. Loved her voice and one of my favourite songs was her singing Scarlett Ribbons.

    Post edited by Nothing surprises me now on


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    #74
    maximus15
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    A flawed genius who hopefully is now at peace with her son . None of us are perfect and hope all the positive aspects of her life are deservedly celebrated now ..



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    #75
    mazdamiatamx5
    Registered Users Posts: 835 ✭✭✭mazdamiatamx5


    A lot of Americans saying the Vatican ruined her career, complete rubbish, her best work was put out AFTER that episode where she tore up a photo of the pope, her nineties stuff really stacks up.



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    #76
    Hippodrome Song Owl
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    I'm so sad to hear this. She was so talented. I was only wondering about her the other day when I heard No Man's Woman, and knowing she had been struggling more than ever since the loss of her son. Such a beautiful voice, and a unique creative force. Mandinka is a personal favourite and never fails to lift my mood.

    RIP



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    #77
    Garzorico
    Registered Users Posts: 1,176 ✭✭✭Garzorico


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900587#Comment_120900587

    Since you ask, Dolores by a country mile.

    RIP Sinead.



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    #78
    Leg End Reject
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    Ah no. 😔

    I've said it here before but she was so beautiful she could rock a shaved head. Amazing songwriter and what a voice, may she rest in peace.

    https://youtu.be/yhfATC9baPo

    One of my faves.

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    #79
    CrazyEric
    Registered Users Posts: 165 ✭✭CrazyEric


    I remember working on a building site in London in 1990, when this played on the radio my heart used to soar with pride for Sinead, what a voice.


    RIP



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    #80
    Beasty
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    RIP



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    #81
    SortingYouOut
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900658#Comment_120900658

    They're both a saddening reminder of the glory days though. Any Irish act coming up today as good isn't seeing the light of day. I know tastes have changed, i'm just feeling nostalgic.

    She tore a picture of the pope so chances are she is in heaven.

    Beverly Hills, California



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    #82
    10-10-20
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    Very sad to hear. I like to think that she's with Uncle Gay now, still patting her on the hand and giving guidance.

    RIP Sinead.



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    #83
    chicorytip
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900579#Comment_120900579

    It is moot as to whether people inherit Clinical Depression from their parents - if that is what you are alluding to. It seems elements of dysfunction in her upbringing left her with emotional damage which she never managed to fully come to terms with.

    She certainly led a full life, at least. It's terribly sad to see that life curtailed at such a young age. I express my condolences to her family. RIP.



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    #84
    Hotblack Desiato
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900635#Comment_120900635

    That's precisely because a small number of people like her had the courage to speak out when they did despite the consequences for them.

    You'd swear tearing up a picture of the pope was worse than abusing kids the way some went on here in Ireland. The reaction in the US was worse. You couldn't say a word about the guy even though he was covering up more than anyone imagined. I hope all concerned are thoroughly ashamed of themselves, but I highly doubt it.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #85
    BlueEyeGleams
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900658#Comment_120900658

    on YouTube reflection it’s true! Crazy numbers, well good luck to anyone down the line anyway world went crazy for that true Irish style



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    #86
    Hotblack Desiato
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900646#Comment_120900646

    It did damage her career in the U.S.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #87
    Fritzbox
    Registered Users Posts: 490 ✭✭Fritzbox


    Condolences on the death of Sinead O'Connor 1966-2023 RIP.



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    #88
    Fritzbox
    Registered Users Posts: 490 ✭✭Fritzbox


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900758#Comment_120900758

    Have you evidence for this?



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    #89
    mazdamiatamx5
    Registered Users Posts: 835 ✭✭✭mazdamiatamx5


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120900758#Comment_120900758

    Probably that's true but US is not the entire world, in spite of what Americans sometimes seem to think.

    Even in the US it didn't destroy her career. In fact, she was planning a US mini tour as recently as 2020. I don't think it went ahead but that was due to COVID.



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    #90
    4Ad
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    So Very Sad.

    RIP Sinead.

    John Creedon playing all Sinead songs on his radio show, you can hear the shock and sadness in his voice.



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    #91
    blackcard
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    How often it is that the most beautiful music comes from within a troubled soul



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