Tragic pop star Sinead O'Connor will be laid to rest with details of what's planned
The arrangements for Sinead O'Connor, who died suddenly last month, have come to light with mourners to pay their respects this week in a surprising service. Here's what we know.
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The funeral of the late singer Sinead O’Connor is to be held on Tuesday, with mourners invited to line an East Ireland seafront where she used to live to bid her farewell.
The cortege is to travel along the seafront in the coastal town of Bray starting at the Harbour Bar in County Wicklow and continuing to the other end of the Strand Road, before continuing on to a private burial.
It will pass by her former home on the Strand Road, Montebello, where she lived for 15 years and where people have left a shrine of flowers since her death.
The Irish Grammy-winning singer, aged 56, was found unresponsive by police at her southeast London home on July 26.
The news of her death solicited a host of tributes from fans and famous artists from across the world, including Russell Crowe, Annie Lennox, Cyndi Lauper and Bob Geldof.
Several gatherings have also been held in the days since O’Connor’s death in Dublin, Belfast and London, where members of the public paid tribute to her legacy as a musician and activist.
A statement issued on Sunday on behalf of O’Connor’s family encouraged people to line Bray’s seafront from 10.30am on Tuesday, local time, for a “last goodbye” to the singer.
“Sinead loved living in Bray and the people in it,” a statement said.
“With this procession, her family would like to acknowledge the outpouring of love for her from the people of Co Wicklow and beyond, since she left last week to go to another place.
“The Gardai have asked that people gather, if they would like to say a last goodbye to the singer, from 10.30am on Tuesday along the Bray seafront.”
O’Connor, who was propelled to international stardom in 1990 with her version of the hit "Nothing Compares 2 U", was also known for taking fierce stances on social and political issues such as the child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
Following her death, her music management company, 67 Management, confirmed she had been finishing a new album, reviewing tour dates for next year and was also considering “opportunities” around a movie of her book before her death.
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