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RT to honour the life of Sinad O'Connor on TV, Radio and Online

27/07/2023

Following the passing of Sin ad O'Connor, RT will pay tribute to the singer-songwriter across all platforms over the course of the weekend.

Television:

Sin ad O'Connor Live at Vicar Street on RT One and RT Player on Saturday Night. For this hour long special, recorded live in Vicar Street in 2002, Sin ad was joined by her remarkable band for this inspirational and uplifting performance. The programme includes performances of iconic tracks including Molly Malone, My Lagan Love, Nothing Compares 2 U and Fire On Babylon.

Up For The Match on RT One and RT Player on Saturday night will be remembering Sin ad.

The following content is also available to stream now on the RT Player:

The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne (Originally broadcast in 2009)

Singer-songwriter Sin ad O'Connor talks about the impact that her religious upbringing had on her life and the evolution of her spiritual beliefs.

Watch here

For One Night Only - Sin ad O'Connor (Originally broadcast in 2012)

Sin ad O'Connor brings Gay Byrne on a musical journey that spans the length of her varied career. She talks openly about her struggles with depression, religion, where her love of music comes from, her relationship with her mother, how her outspoken nature has gotten her into trouble and her hopes for the future.

Watch here

The Tommy Tiernan Show (Originally broadcast in 2020)

Tommy meets John Bishop, Sin ad O'Connor and Marty Morrissey and Lyra performs her song Mother'.

Watch here

Radio:

RT Radio 1, 2FM and RT Lyric FM will be delving into the archives for previous interviews with and performances by Sin ad over the years.

Programmes including Mystery Train on RT Lyric FM, T s ite on RT Raidi na Gaeltachta, The Ray D'Arcy Show and The Brendan O'Connor Show on RT Radio 1 will also pay tribute to Sin ad over the course of the weekend

Online:

RT .ie will host a curated archive of some of Sin ad's performances and interviews throughout the years, looking back at her remarkable contribution to Irish life and music. This page can be accessed through the home page of RT .ie or by clicking here.

Sin ad made her television debut on The Late Late Show with Gay Byrne in 1988, in the 35 years since, she appeared on the programme on several occasions. In 2019 she spoke about reverting to Islam and her relationship with wearing a hijab (watch here), she performed a cover of The Pogues' classic, Rainy Night in Soho (watch here), and closed the show with an iconic performance of Nothing Compares 2 U (watch here). Her final appearance on The Late Late Show was in 2020 when she spoke about caring for others (watch here).

Sin ad O'Connor Live at Vicar Street on RT One and RT Player at 11:15pm on Saturday 29th July.
LINK: https://about.rte.ie/2023/07/27/rte-to-honour-the-life-of-sinead-oconn...
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