Sinéad O'Connor
Nothing Compares review – moving documentary finds Sinéad O’Connor ahead of her time
Kathryn Ferguson’s film argues that the fearless Irish star was, above all, a protest singer
Wendy Ide
09, Oct, 2022 @11:30 AM
Nothing Compares review – the uncompromising talent of Sinéad O’Connor
Documentary celebrates maverick musician once ridiculed for championing causes that have since become mainstream
Peter Bradshaw
05, Oct, 2022 @8:00 AM
Nothing compares: how Sinéad O’Connor’s fearless activism helped change the world
When the singer ripped up a picture of the pope on US TV, it capsized her career. Thirty years on, a new documentary showcases her brave defiance
Sylvia Patterson
30, Sep, 2022 @7:00 AM
Nothing Compares review – poignant, if limited, Sinéad O’Connor documentary
A new look at the life and career of the controversial singer shows us mostly what many of us already know but does so effectively
Jordan Hoffman
22, Jan, 2022 @2:45 AM
Sinéad O’Connor criticises Irish authorities after death of son Shane
Singer says 17-year-old left hospital while ‘on suicide watch’ and condemns Irish health service and family agency
Nadia Khomami
09, Jan, 2022 @6:09 PM
Son of Sinéad O’Connor dies at age of 17 after going missing
Irish musician says Shane O’Connor, last seen on Friday morning, ‘was the very light of my life’
Clea Skopeliti
08, Jan, 2022 @11:43 AM
Best music books of 2021
Sinéad O’Connor’s extraordinary memoir, the untold story of 90s Dancehall and a portrait in song from Paul McCartney are among the releases hitting the high notes
Alexis Petridis
08, Dec, 2021 @9:00 AM
PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Madonna: the unseen archives of rock photographer Tony Mott
He’s partied with Queen. Tom Petty had his email. Now one of Australia’s most accomplished rock photographers has been digging through his negatives
Kirsten Krauth, photography by Tony Mott
12, Oct, 2021 @4:30 PM
I’m writing my memoir – does that make me just a character in a book? | Hadley Freeman
It’s the age of personal experience. But once you share, you no longer really own your story
Hadley Freeman
19, Jun, 2021 @8:00 AM
Rememberings by Sinéad O’Connor review – a tremendous catalogue of misbehaviour
From childhood beatings to a pillow fight with Prince via ripping up a picture of the pope, the singer has always done things her way
Fiona Sturges
11, Jun, 2021 @6:30 AM
Sinéad O’Connor retracts retirement announcement
The Irish musician said her statement, made on 5 June, was a ‘kneejerk reaction’ against the UK and Irish media’s ‘constant abuse and invalidation’ of her mental health
Laura Snapes
08, Jun, 2021 @12:16 PM
Rememberings by Sinéad O’Connor review – the sound and the fury
The singer’s jaw‑dropping account of her troubled childhood and rocky fame is patchy but no less truthful for it
Kitty Empire
06, Jun, 2021 @8:30 AM
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