Sinead O’Connor’s 17-Year-Old Son, Shane, Has Died After Going Missing
This is not the first Sinead O’Connor news of 2022 that anybody wanted. Correction: This is not the Sinead O’Connor news we want to hear ever. Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son Shane O’Connor went missing in Dublin on January 6 and she heartbreakingly pleaded with him on Twitter to not harm himself and to contact the authorities so that they can get him help. Yesterday, Sinead announced that the worst outcome has happened and Shane died by suicide.
The Gardai, aka the state police In Ireland, confirmed to the Irish Independent yesterday that they found Shane dead in the Bray area of Wicklow. Sinead paid tribute to Shane on Twitter:
My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example. My baby. I love you so much. Please be at peace:
— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 8, 2022
This is for my Shaney. The light of my life. The lamp of my soul. My blue-eye baby. You will always be my light. We will always be together. No boundary can separate us. https://t.co/7b2f0GFDEO
— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 8, 2022
Shane O’Connor was Sinead’s second youngest child out of four. His father was Irish folk musician Dónal Lunny.
After Sinead delivered the tragic news of her unimaginable loss, she went off on Ireland’s Child and Family agency Tusla for not contacting her about the death of Shane. Sinead later tweeted that Tusla eventually did contact her to talk about a “media release” and she believes they’re trying to cover their asses. On the day that Shane was reported missing, Sinead tweeted that he was on suicide watch at Tallaght University Hospital’s Lynn Ward and she says they just let him walk out of the hospital even though he had attempted suicide twice a week before.
Like, how has a seventeen year old traumatised young person WHO WAS ON SUICIDE WATCH in Tallaght Hosptial’s Lynn Ward been able to go missing??? Hospital of course so far refusing to take any responsibility. Anything happens to my son on their watch? Lawsuits.
— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 6, 2022
Sinead says that when she’s ready to call out the evil ways of the Irish State, she will and to not believe any statements of sympathy they release:
Tusla and HSE to release dishonest ass covering statement in response to international questioning. A load of lies,refusals to accept responsibility. Couched as always in the omnipotent and false concern they claim to have for the privacy of the children who die on their watch
— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 8, 2022
I’m going to take private time now to grieve my son. When I am ready I will be telling exactly how the Irish State in the ignorant, evil, self-serving, lying forms of Tusla and the HSE enabled and facilitated his death. Magdalene Ireland never went away. Ask the youth.
— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 8, 2022
And any statement out of Tusla suggesting they a) did their best b) care or c) have deepest sympathies for anyone here but their lawyers, is a load of crap trap that has killed too many kids and it isn’t going to wash this time.
Too many kids are dying on Tusla’s watch.— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 8, 2022
Sinead has been very open about her struggles with mental health and the times she’s been in a dark place. So hopefully she’s surrounded with love and support. And Tusla better brace themselves, because we all know that Sinead is really not that one.
May Shane O’Connor rest in peace.
— Sinead The 1 And Only (@OhSineady) January 8, 2022
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