Jennifer Horgan: Like Oscar Wilde, Sinéad's outcast spirit will ensure she will always be loved

A recent conversation with a friend about death and a visit to the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris the day after Sinéad O'Connor died prompted Jennifer Horgan to think about how the singer will be remembered

Sinéad O'Connor. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Death was on my mind days before Sinéad O’Connor’s passing, sparked by a conversation with a friend. She was discussing funerals and how they are no place for children. In her mind they should be sombre, respectful affairs.

“When I die, I want the rain to come in,” she detailed over the phone.