Sinéad O’Connor has left £1.7million to her children and urged them to ‘milk her music for what it’s worth’ in her final wishes.
The Irish singer tragically passed away, at age 56 in London on July 26, 2023 – just 18 months after her beloved 17-year-old son Shane Lunny took his own life.
Sinéad married four times and had four children: Jake, 36, with her first husband John Reynolds; Roisin, 27, with John Waters; Shane, with Donal Lunny; and Yeshua, 16 with Frank Bonadio. She is survived by her three children.
In documents, obtained by The Sun, records show her estate was reduced to £1.4million after debts, funeral costs and legal fees.
It reads: ‘I direct that after my death, and at the discretion of any of my children who are then over 18, my albums are to be released so as to “milk it for what it’s worth.”
‘My children can dispense my ashes as they see fit.’
Sinead O’Connor has left £1.7million to her children and urged them to ‘milk her music for what it’s worth’ in her final wishes
The Irish singer tragically passed away, at age 56 in London on July 26, 2023 – just 18 months after her beloved 17-year-old son Shane Lunny took his own life (pictured inn 1999)
The Irish Independent obtained a copy of Sinéad’s death certificate in July, which revealed she died from ‘exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low-grade lower respiratory tract infection.’
Her ex-husband #1 John Reynolds formally registered her death last Wednesday in Lambeth, and it was certified by Inner South London senior coroner Julian Morris.
The singer – who still gets 4.8M monthly listeners on Spotify – had been found ‘unresponsive’ after police were called to her flat in Herne Hill.
After the death of her son in 2022 she was briefly admitted to hospital after posting online that she had ‘decided to follow’ his path.
In her last Tweet, Sinéad posted a photo of Shane and said: ‘Been living as undead night creature since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul.
‘We were one soul in two halves. He was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally. I am lost in the bardo without him.’
Police were called at just before 11am on July 26 to Ms O’Connor’s home in the SE24 area of London, which covers genteel Herne Hill and sits between Brixton and Dulwich.
Sinéad also said on Facebook that she wanted to go on tour in a buoyant post declaring: ‘The b**** is back’, with fans hoping the fragile star was beating the depression and suicidal thoughts that dogged her for so many years.
In a statement announcing her death, the beloved singer’s family said: ‘It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad.
‘Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.’
She announced she was retiring from music in 2003, but she continued to record new material. Her most recent album was ‘ I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss,’ released in 2014.
