Sinead is laid to rest
Thousands of people turned out in Bray, Co Wicklow on Tuesday to pay tribute to singer Sinéad O’Connor, who was remembered as a “beloved daughter of Ireland” with “a poet’s heart”.
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as well as Bob Geldof, U2′s Bono and the Edge, attended Ms O’Connor’s private funeral service.
Muslim funeral prayers were led by Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, and in a eulogy he shared online following the ceremony, Dr Al-Qadri said: “The more she sang and spoke about her own pain, as well as about the pervasive sins in society that she witnessed, the more her voice and her words resonated with listeners and touched their hearts. Sinéad never stopped her search to know God fully, exemplifying a life marked with a deep communion with God.”
He added: “I know that peoples of all faiths throughout the world will be praying for this beloved daughter of Ireland, among them will be countless Muslims praying for their sister in faith and humanity.” (Irish Times)
Geoff spoke to Stuart Clarke from Hot press about Sinead who he interviewed many times.
