Mourners to say final goodbyes to Sinéad O'Connor
Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Bray in County Wicklow to pay their respects to Irish singer and activist Sinéad O'Connor.
The 56-year-old was best known for her 1990 single Nothing Compares 2 U, which catapulted her to worldwide fame.The cause of death has not yet been made public but police say it was not suspicious.A funeral cortege will then pass through the seaside town, stopping briefly to allow people to pay their final respects.
The route will begin at the Harbour Bay end of Strand Road, where O'Connor lived for 15 years, and head along the seafront.Image caption,Gardaí have asked members of the public to gather between 11:30 and 12:30 local time. Road closures will be in place between these times in the Strand Road/Promenade area and all other traffic will be diverted onto the Adelaide Road.They are encouraging those planning to travel to the seafront in Bray for the funeral procession to use public transport, if possible, as the Dart can bring people straight there.
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