Sinéad O'Connor remembered by Gavin Friday; 8 December 1966 -- 26 July 2023The artist and musician on his long friendship with an extraordinary vocalist whose courage helped so many raised in Catholic IrelandMartin Amis remembered by John BanvilleRead the Observer's obituaries of 2023 in full

I first crossed paths with Sinéad at some point in 1985, when she had just collaborated with The Edge from U2 on a song called Heroine. She came to a [...]