Sinéad O’Connor’s remains 'released to family' following autopsy

Sinéad O’Connor was reportedly in talks over a biopic just weeks before her death.The musician and activist died at the age of 56 last month (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home.But according to The Sun, a film based on her 2021 autobiography Rememberings, was being considered with three actresses including Demi Moore set to play the late artist in different stages of her life.Little Women actress Saoirse Ronan was also said to have been set to star in the film, along with Malpractice star Niamh Algar.“Sinead was keen to explore making her memoir into her film and she had a raft of ideas about how it would look on screen,” a source told the tabloid.“She had a huge amount of respect for Demi and thought Niamh was a real rising star after she saw her in her TV series The Virtues. Sinead, too, thought Saoirse was fierce and loved her from her film Brooklyn in 2015 when she played an Irish migrant.“It was clear Sinéad had given real thought to the biopic and seemed keen to get involved in the script.”Meanwhile, Bob Geldof and Bono were among those who recently paid tribute to O’Connor during her funeral while a heartwarming tribute had also been crafted on cliffs overlooking her hometown – designed by Dublin-based creative agency The Tenth Man.The message showed the words ‘Eire’, the Irish name for Ireland, and ‘Sinéad’ joined by a heart.

Following the phenomenal success of Elvis, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, the late Irish superstar Sinead O'Connor was planning her very own big-screen biopic based on the 2021 memoir Rememberings. Almost a week on from the Nothing Compares 2 U singer's funeral, which unfolded in County Wicklow, The Sun now reports that Indecent Proposal's Demi Moore, Raised by Wolves actress Niamh Algar and The Grand Budapest Hotel's Saoirse Ronan had all been attached to play Sinead - 56 years old at the time of her passing - across different periods of her life.

Sinead O’Connor died earlier this month, rocking the music industry and her hometown of Ireland. Mourners from all over the world gathered on Tuesday in the town of Bray, located south of Dublin and the place of O’Connor’s last family home. Her funeral was filled with fans and mourners, including her friends and fellow musicians Bono and Bob Geldof.

Sinead O’Connor has been laid to rest and hundreds of people lined the streets to say a final goodbye.

Sinead O’Connor in the Irish town of Bray, with Bob Geldof and Bono among those paying tribute.Details of her funeral were shared yesterday (August 7), with fans invited to say a “last goodbye” to the singer and activist as a procession followed a route along the seafront in Bray, County Wicklow.Starting earlier this morning (August 8), the cortege began at the Harbour Bar continued to the other end of Strand Road. It also stopped by the house where O’Connor lived for 15 years, and a private burial ceremony is soon to follow.For the event, thousands of fans came out to bid farewell to the ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer and pay their respects.

The tearjerking moment Sinead O'Connor fans broke out into a rendition of her biggest hit as they waited for her funeral cortege to pass her Irish home was captured on video.

Swarms of fans lined an Irish coastal road to bid farewell to Sinéad O'Connor ahead of her funeral this afternoon.The acclaimed singer's family asked people who wish to say a “last goodbye” to stand along Bray seafront in Co Wicklow as the cortege passes by before a private burial.The procession was due to begin at 10.30am at the Harbour Bar end of the Strand Road, where it's to continue past her former home, Montebello, where she lived for 15 years. Hoards of fans were packed on the street as Sinéad's hits blasted out.

Fans are expected to line an Irish coastal road to bid farewell to Sinead O’Connor ahead of her funeral on Tuesday.

As Sinead O’Connor ’s family prepare to say their final goodbyes to the singer on Tuesday, her loved ones are calling on fans to line the seafront where she used to live in Co Wicklow for a "last goodbye”. The 56 year old Nothing Compares 2 U singer tragically passed away in July at the age of 56, just one year on since the death of her son Shane Lunny, who took his own life in 2022, when he was just 17 years old.

Sinéad O’Connor‘s final text messages to friends were a concerning and heartbreaking mix of jubilantly happy and despairingly sad moments. That’s according to singer and political activist Bob Geldof, at least. Geldof (pictured above alongside Sinéa

Sinéad O'Connor's closest friends is speaking out about their final conversation. Over the weekend, rocker Bob Geldof took the stage at the Cavan Calling musical festival in Ireland, where he fondly remembered his friend and fellow musician just days after her death.According to, the Boomtown Rats frontman told the crowd that he and O'Connor spoke as recently as a couple weeks ago.«Some of the texts were laden with desperation and despair and sorrow and some were ecstatically happy. And she was like that,» he told the crowd.Geldof and his band dedicated their performance to the singer, whom he told the crowd was «a very good friend of mine,» as they grew up down the road from each other.O'Connor wasfound dead on July 26 inside of her London home.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Irish singer and legendary “Live Aid” leader Bob Geldof showed that he’s lost none of his eloquence in paying tribute to Sinead O’Connor, who died Wednesday at the age of 56, during a concert at Ireland’s Cavan Festival on Saturday. More than just pop-star acquaintances, Geldof said he was “very good friends” with both Sinead and her brother Joseph and “grew up with the O’Connors”: They lived just 75 yards apart, and shared the same bus stop going to school.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Sinead O’Connor’s 2021 memoir “Rememberings” has jumped to to the top of bestseller lists following the beloved pop star’s death last week. The Irish singer, best known for her hit single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” was found “unresponsive” at her home in London on Wednesday morning.

Bob Geldof has recalled speaking with Sinead O’Connor just weeks before her death, at a recent show.The singer-songwriter and activist recalled his longtime friendship with the musician while on stage during the Cavan Calling festival in Ireland. Here, he reflected on growing up on the same road as her and her family, as well as his admiration for her courage while in the public eye.“She meant a lot to everyone. She meant a lot to us,” The Boomtown Rats singer began.

died on Wednesday, July 26, at age 56. At present, no cause of death has been announced, and the autopsy results will reportedly take “several weeks” to be delivered. However, her 17-year-old son, Shane, died by suicide in January of 2022, and she later wrote on Twitter: “I’ve decided to follow my son.

Singer and songwriter Bob Geldof is speaking out about his friend Sinéad O’Connor, who passed away at the age of 56 last week.

Sinéad O’Connor fans gathered in Dublin this weekend and sang her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in memory of the late singer.The iconic Irish singer and activist died at the age of 56 last week, after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.The news of her passing came a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022.Tributes quickly poured in from across the music industry from Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Ice-T and many more.On Sunday afternoon (July 30), around 100 people gathered at Dublin’s City Hall to pay tribute to O’Connor, organised by socialist feminist group Rosa (via PA Media).Dozens of people gathered at City Hall in Dublin on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the life, work and activism of Sinead O'Connor and an event which culminated with an emotion-packed singing of Nothing Compares 2 U.

Bob Geldof has revealed he was in contact with fellow Irish star Sinead O’Connor in the weeks leading up to her death last week. The musician, 71, was a close pal to the Nothing Compares To U singer over the years.

Sinead O’Connor documentary Nothing Compares will still be broadcast on Saturday to allow people to “hear her tell her side of the story”, the filmmaker has said.

Sinead O’Connor was finishing a new album, reviewing tour dates for next year and was also considering “opportunities” around a movie of her book, a message from her management company has said. “Wonderful plans were afoot at this time,” they added of the Grammy-winning singer and songwriter who was found unresponsive by police at a home in south London on Wednesday.The death of the Irish star at the age of 56 is not being treated as suspicious and was confirmed by her family in a statement given to Irish media.