The cause of Sinead O’Connor’s death at the age of 56 was revealed a year later

Sinead O’Connor’s cause of death has been confirmed – just over a year after she died aged 56.

The Irish singer died on July 26 last year and now the cause of death has been confirmed. The Nothing Compares 2 U hitmaker was found “unresponsive” at a home in London on July 26, 2023. Thousands of mourners attended her funeral in the small coastal town of Bray in Ireland’s north County Wicklow in August last year.

Fans lined the streets and threw flowers at the passing hearse as the singer’s life was celebrated and she was laid to rest in a single plot at Deansgrange Cemetery in south Dublin. The Irish Independent has now reported, citing the Grammy winner’s death certificate, that she died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

The certificate said her death was the result of “exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma along with a low-grade lower respiratory tract infection,” the publication reported. Sinead’s death was registered by her ex-husband John Reynolds in Lambeth, London, earlier this week.

According to the NHS, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name of a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It is a common condition that mainly affects middle-aged or older adults who smoke.

When it announced Sinead’s death, a statement said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have asked for privacy at this very difficult time.” Southwark Coroners Court said in early January: ‘This is to confirm that Mrs O’Connor died of natural causes. The coroner therefore ended their involvement in her death. If an inquiry is to be opened, the date of the brief public hearing will be opened. to be provided on our website.”

Just this week, Dublin’s wax museum unveiled a figure of the singer, but faced criticism from her family and members of the public that it looked “nothing like her”. They have since decided to reduce the figure as they admit that “it can be done better” and are committed to creating a “more accurate representation”.

Her brother John O’Connor said he was shocked when he first saw it online and said it looked “nothing” like her. He told RTE Radio’s Liveline: “When I saw it online yesterday I was shocked. I thought it looked something between a mannequin and something from Thunderbirds. I thought Sinead would have really enjoyed looking good, and she certainly did, and if it was meant to be a representation of her in her early 20s when she did Nothing Compares 2 U, she and it just didn’t look like her at all. I thought it was hideous.”

He said that if people wanted to honor her memory they should put up a statue of her in Dublin and asked how that could be done. “There’s also enough visual stuff out there, in terms of videos and photos, that shows what she looked like.” John said it was particularly upsetting to talk about the issue on Friday, which marked one year since the famous Irish musician died aged 56. “I lost my sister and that’s important to me. Since she is not here to defend or speak for herself, I have taken it upon myself to contact you about this.”

Sinead is survived by three children, Jake, Roisin and Yeshua. Her son Shane died in 2022, aged 17. In a desperate last post on social media , Sinéad paid heartbreaking tribute to her second youngest son Shane, who died after leaving hospital during suicide watch. It read: “I’ve been living as a creature of the undead night ever since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul. I was a soul in two halves. He was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally. I’m lost in the bardo without him.”

Before her death, The star updated fans on her life and revealed that she planned to create music before her death. Her management team later revealed that she was putting the finishing touches on a new album, her first studio album in nine years. She was also considering finalizing upcoming tour dates for 2024 and had been exploring “opportunities” around a film of her book.

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