'Our girl Sinéad', 'Rebel with angel's voice': Irish and global newspapers pay tribute to an icon

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The death of the singer at the age of 56 was announced yesterday.

TRIBUTES HAVE CONTINUED to pour in for Sinéad O’Connor, whose death at the age of 56 was announced yesterday.

President Michael D Higgins led political tributes to the beloved singer yesterday, offering his condolences to her father, John, her other family members and “all those with whom she shared her life”. The Irish Examiner carries a striking image of Sinéad on its front page. In its obituary, it describes her as “A child of Ireland, Our girl, Sinéad, Our beloved friend”.The Irish Independent also dedicates its front page to Sinéad with a black and white image of her wearing a ring with the word ‘Mum’ on it. “In her music, Sinéad evoked the pain, hidden and overt, of Ireland and its people. She was part of us,” the front page reads.— Independent.

 

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