Unreleased Sinéad O'Connor song airs on BBC's Magdalene Laundries series

Sinéad O'Connor's producer, David Holmes, said: 'In the lyrics, Sinéad was trying to say, I think, that though she'd been through great turmoil, it would not stop her being who she wanted to be'

Sinéad O'Connor previously spoke openly about the abuse she faced while spending more than a year in a Magdalene laundry as a teenager. Photo: Maria Bastone/AFP via Getty Images

A Sinéad O'Connor song which was previously unreleased has aired on a BBC One show based around the Magdalene Laundries.

The late singer-songwriter gave psychological drama The Woman In The Wall permission to use The Magdalene Song and it aired at the end of the last episode on Sunday.