Tribute to Sinead O’Connor appears on Irish clifftop ahead of her funeral

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Sinead O’Connor appeared on a clifftop in Ireland, shortly before the singer’s funeral cortege took place.News that the singer and activist had died broke last month (July 26), after she was found unresponsive in her London home.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, aged 56.The update came one year after the death of her son Shane, who died by suicide.

Currently, no cause of death for the singer has been announced, although the police have confirmed that the circumstances are not being treated as suspicious.Now, a heartwarming tribute to the artist has been installed on cliffs overlooking the coast town of Bray, which is just south of Dublin.

The message shows the words ‘Eire’, the Irish name for Ireland, and ‘Sinéad’ joined by a heart.The installation arrived just before O’Connor’s funeral cortege passed through the Irish town, where thousands gathered and lined the streets to pay their respects to the influential artist.Ahead of singer Sinéad O'Connor’s funeral, a message showing the words ‘Eire,’ the Irish name for Ireland, and ‘Sinéad’ joined by a heart was installed on cliffs overlooking the coast town of Bray, south of Dublin pic.twitter.com/oMHY4oMPUO— Reuters (@Reuters) August 8, 2023Details of her funeral were shared yesterday (August 7), and fans were invited to say a “last goodbye” as the procession follows a route along the seafront in Bray, County Wicklow, and passes the house where O’Connor lived for 15 years.Earlier this morning, the cortege began at the Harbour Bar end of Strand Road.