American singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers wrote a tribute to O'Connor in Rolling Stone, praising her integrity, [137] and in November 2023, supergroup Boygenius, made up of Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, and Irish group Ye Vagabonds released a cover of the Scottish folk song The Parting Glass as a charity Christmas song and tribute to the late O'Connor. [138] Personal life Marriages and children Sunderland, Ciarán (4 June 2021). "Sinéad O'Connor announces retirement from music and touring". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021 . Retrieved 7 June 2021.

Quando Sinéad O'Connor strappò la foto del Papa in tv"[When Sinéad O'Connor tore up the photo of the Pope on TV]. Il Post (in Italian). 3 October 2022 . Retrieved 27 July 2023. a b c Zaleski, Annie (27 July 2023). " 'Nothing Compares 2 U is perfect': Sinéad O'Connor's 10 greatest songs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023 . Retrieved 27 July 2023. a b "Sinéad O'Connor obituary: A talent beyond compare". BBC News. 27 July 2023 . Retrieved 28 July 2023.Baker, Noel; Slater, Sarah (11 January 2022). "Sinéad O'Connor's son Shane to be cremated on Thursday". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. McNeil, Legs (April 1990). "Sinead". Spin. New York City: Camouflage Associates . Retrieved 23 October 2020. a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (26 October 2018). "Sinéad O'Connor converts to Islam, taking new name Shuhada' Davitt". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019 . Retrieved 11 November 2018. In September 1995, O'Connor announced that she was pregnant by her friend, the Irish columnist John Waters. [144] Their daughter, Brigidine Roisin Waters, generally known as Roisin, was born on 6March 1996. [145] Soon after the birth, the pair began a long custody battle that ended in 1999 with O'Connor agreeing to let Roisin live with Waters in Dublin. [146] [141] [139] On 6 January 2022, O'Connor's 17-year-old son Shane was reported missing from Newbridge, County Kildare; he was found dead the next day, having died by suicide. His body was discovered by Gardaí in the Shankill to Bray area, south of Dublin. [155] [156] [157] O'Connor stated that her son, of whom she had lost custody in 2013, had been on suicide watch at Tallaght Hospital, and had "ended his earthly struggle". She criticised the Health Service Executive (HSE) for their handling of her son's case. [158] [155] [159] She initially criticised the Child and Family Agency, but retracted this a few days later. [160] [161] A week after her son's death, and following a series of tweets in which she indicated an intention to take her own life, O'Connor admitted herself to hospital. [162] Other relationships

O'Connor's first album, The Lion and the Cobra, was "a sensation" when it was released in 1987 on Chrysalis Records. [39] O'Connor named Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Bob Marley, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and the Pretenders as the artists who influenced her on her debut album. [40] The single " Mandinka" was a college radio hit in the United States, and "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" received both college and urban play in a remixed form that featured rapper MC Lyte. The song " Troy" was also released as a single in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands, where it reached number 5 on the Dutch Top 40 chart. [41] a b Nolan, Marie (8 February 2003). "Sinead's second marriage finished". Evening Herald. p.1. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023 . Retrieved 31 July 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives. Someone who is already a fan of her work will probably get something out of this; anyone who dislikes her won’t be swayed; and someone interested and open-minded, but with a more or less blank slate, like me, will likely fall somewhere in the middle. Rememberings probably won’t be remembered, but I am writing this as a newly converted (albeit casual) fan of her musical oeuvre, and I appreciate it for opening that door for me. I think she's an intense and interesting soul, but she conveys it best in her music. a b Ward, Shauna Bannon (27 July 2023). "Inside Sinead O'Connor's romances: Fathers of four children, custody battle and break-ups". RSVP Live . Retrieved 3 August 2023. O'Connor announced in June 2021 that the album No Veteran Dies Alone would be her last, and that she was retiring from music. [117] She retracted the statement days later, describing it as "a knee-jerk reaction" to an insensitive interview, and announced that her scheduled 2022 tour would go ahead. [118] O'Connor's son Shane died by suicide at the age of 17 on 7 January 2022. [42] O'Connor canceled her tour and No Veteran Dies Alone was postponed indefinitely. [119] According to the producer David Holmes, by the time of O'Connor's death in 2023, the album was "emotional and really personal" and was complete but for one song. [120]Asked whether from her point of view, it is therefore irrelevant who is elected to be pope, O'Connor replied: