Coming up on bbc news, england Quarterfinal Opponents will be columbia who got the better of jamaica and the womens world cup of a i jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 victory. Hello. Thousands of people, including politicians and pop stars have turned out, to pay tribute to the singer, Sinead Oconnor. The private Funeral Service took place in her hometown of bray in County Wicklow, with well wishers lining the streets, as the cortege passed by. She died in london last month, at the age of 56. Colin paterson has the story. They had come in their thousands to pay tribute to that woman they loved. My mother is 93 and she wanted to come out here. It was your mums idea . Yes. She was a woman that spoke what she wanted, you know . Yeah. For the people. She was a warrior and a weapon standing up to the powers that be before anyone else was. I Sinead Oconnor lived on the Sea Front In Bray County Wicklow for 15 years. She loved the town. We lo
were honouring her. the funeral cortege included a vw van with a sound system on the roof, which pulled up right outside her old house and tellingly blasted out bob marley, the very singer whose song sinead o connor sang on saturday night live before ripping up a picture of the pope. fans had flown in from all over europe, including the netherlands. i ve been a fan now for 33 years. and i think her songs saved my life. # good night and joy. she s like a patron saint, isn t she? . i think everybody come to pay their respects to sinead and honour her, the trail blazer that she was. she spoke the truth, the irish people loved her and we ll miss her. she ll be very, very sadly missed. she was such a heartfelt, soul deep activist for what she believed in and what she cared about. earlier, a private funeral service
she was a woman that spoke what she wanted, you know? yeah. for the people. she was a warrior - and a weapon standing up to the powers that be before anyone else was. i sinead o connor lived on the sea front in bray county wicklow for 15 years. she loved the town. we love you! and the town loved her back. even the hills were honouring her. the funeral cortege included a vw van with a sound system on the roof, which pulled up right outside her old house and tellingly blasted out bob marley, the very singer whose song sinead o connor sang on saturday night live before ripping up a picture of the pope. fans had flown in from all over europe, including the netherlands. i have been a fan now for 33 years. and i think her songs saved my life.
o connor and how kind she was to them. the reasons the crowd have gathered in bray is because the family made it known they wanted sinead o connor family made it known they wanted sinead 0 connorfans to family made it known they wanted sinead o connor fans to come family made it known they wanted sinead 0 connorfans to come here today at 10:30am to have a moment where they could have their farewell to sinead o connor. herfuneral is taking place at the moment, a private, family affair, and when it is finished the funeral cortege will drive down the seafront here in bray and then head off to a private burial. the family organised for a vw van to come down this morning with four speakers in the top to blast out a playlist chosen by the family, the biggest singalong, not surprisingly, nothing compares two u, and the playlist ended with mandika, which prompted dancing and people clapping along. i spotted the lead singer of hothouse flowers, who wanted to come down here to pay his respects.
the funeral cortege included a vw van with a sound system on the roof, which pulled up right outside her old house and tellingly blasted out bob marley, the very singer whose song sinead o connor sang on saturday night live before ripping up a picture of the pope. fans had flown in from all over europe, including the netherlands. i have been a fan now for 33 years. and i think her songs saved my life. now the cortege has gone, many in the crowd are making their way to sinead 0 connor s house to spend their own moments of contemplation in front of it, many writing a note, or leaving flowers. # good night and joy.# she-s like a patron saint, isn t she? i think everybody come to pay their respects to sinead and honour her, the trail blazer that she was, she spoke the truth, the irish people loved her and we ll miss her, she ll be very, very sadly missed. earlier a private funeral