Sinéad O’Connor’s funeral will be held in Wicklow next week (Picture: AP)
Sinéad O’Connor’s funeral is to be held on Tuesday, with people being invited to line a Co Wicklow seafront where she used to live as a ‘last goodbye’.
The cortege is to travel along the seafront in Bray, starting at the Harbour Bar 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 been leaving flowers since her death.
The Irish Grammy-winning singer, aged 56, was found unresponsive by police at her south-east London home on July 26.
News of the Nothing Compares 2 U musician’s death sparked 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.
The star was found unresponsive at her London flat last month (Picture: Redferns)
She was said to have been working on new music before her death (Picture: Shutterstock)
A statement issued on Sunday on behalf of O’Connor’s surviving family encouraged people to line Bray’s seafront from 10.30am for a ‘last goodbye’ to the singer.
‘Sinead loved living in Bray and the people in it,’ the statement revealed.
It continued on to add: ‘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.’
The singer rose to fame in the 90s (Picture: Getty Images)
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O’Connor – who was propelled to international stardom in 1990 with her version of Prince’s hit song – was also known for taking fierce stances on social and political issues such as the child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
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Following her death, the star’s music management company, 67 Management, revealed 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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The procession will travel past her former home in Wicklow.