Director of Sinéad O’Connor documentary ‘devastated’ at singer’s death

The documentary tells the story of O’Connor’s war of attrition against an image-obsessed music industry that tried and failed to tame her and led to further outbursts, including repeated criticism of the Catholic Church.

Nothing Compares will be released on Sky Documentaries and streaming service Now on Saturday (PA)

The director of a documentary about Sinéad O’Connor’s life has told of the impact the singer had on her.

Nothing Compares traces O’Connor’s turbulent life from her childhood in Dublin in the care of a mentally ill mother and her subsequent journey through the care system.