Tag: Sinead O’Connor

Irish Singer Sinead O’Connor’s 17-Year-Old Son Found Dead

LONDON—Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son, Shane, was found dead in Ireland on Friday after the Irish singer-songwriter notified authorities that he had gone missing. Police said the missing person case was closed after a body was found in the eastern coastal town of Bray, about 12 miles south of Dublin. O’Connor posted on Twitter that her…


Sinead O’Connor’s Missing Son Found Dead Aged 17

Sinead O’Connor’s son Shane has died at the age of 17, representatives of the Irish singer have confirmed. Officers in Ireland said they recovered a body in the Bray area of Wicklow on Friday and their appeal for the missing teenager has been ended. Representatives of Sinead O’Connor told the PA news agency: “Regrettably, we…


Sinead O’Connor, Felt-Truths, and Media Propaganda

Commentary A puff piece on Sinead O’Connor scheduled to appear in The New York Times on Sunday and timed to coincide with the publication of her memoir, with the Borat-like title of “Rememberings,” includes this little jog to the reader’s own rememberings. “If you remember two things about her,” writes Amanda Hess for the Times…