Fans in Bray ensure Sinéad O’Connor got a people’s state funeral

Fans place flowers on the hearse as thousands follow Sinéad O'Connor's cortege down Bray seafront. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

They came in their thousands, some with flowers, some with placards, and all together on the streets of Bray, they gave Sinéad O’Connor a people’s state funeral.

A crowd of around 3,000 poured onto the streets of Bray as the cortege carrying the “daughter of Ireland” was driven through her adopted home in Co Wicklow.