Sinéad O’Connor meant to attack her abusive mum by tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II on US television in 1992. The singer, whose remains have just been returned to her family after she was found dead in London aged 56, caused a storm when she ripped up the image of the pontiff Read more
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Sinéad O’Connor meant to attack her abusive mum by tearing up picture of Pope
Monday, August 7th, 2023Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam, changes her name
Monday, October 29th, 2018
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor (51) has converted to Islam and has changed her name to Shuhada’ Davitt. She announced her conversion via her Twitter account. Davitt’s new name means “one who bears witness” in Arabic. Shuhada’ comes from the Arabic word Shahada. Shahada is the Islamic declaration of faith in which Muslims state (or bear Read more
Sinead O’Connor says Magdalene laundry affected her
Friday, February 15th, 2013
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who caused international controversy when she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on live television, has revealed that 18 months in one of the Magdalene laundries as a child affected her for life. O’Connor, now 46, said she was sent to the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity Read more