'She gave us a voice' — How Sinéad reached out to those abused within the care system

Noreen McKenna, from Skerries, signs a book of condolence for Sinéad O'Connor at the Mansion House in Dublin. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA

The daughter of one of Ireland’s most notorious killers has revealed how Sinéad O’Connor reached out to her and “spoke up for children in care".

Heidi Conroy, whose father Ronnie Dunbar is serving a life sentence for killing her friend and former foster child Melissa Mahon in 2006, said the singer made contact after her own son Shane died in State care last year.