Sinéad O’Connor spent years secretly paying for fans’ medical treatments and therapy: ‘She used to do it all the time!’
Sinéad O’Connor spent years secretly paying for her fans’ medical treatments and therapy. The singer and fiery human rights activist, who was found dead in London on 26 July after moving from her native Ireland to the city for the first time in 23 years to finish what turned out to be her final record, was well known for donating huge chunks of money to charities close to her heart, but people are now coming forward to tell how she quietly helped the impoverished with hospital and counselling bills. Newstalk host Sean Moncrieff, 62, told listeners how the ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer paid for...