The tax of her tears: Sinéad O’Connor

Singer has made a €160,000 settlement with the Revenue Commissioners

Sinead O'Connor

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Age: 49

Appearance: shaven-headed with multiple tattoos and a fondness for priestly robes

Newsworthiness: the controversial singer has made a €160,000 settlement with the Revenue Commissioners for the under-declaration of PRSI and PAYE

Sinéad O’Connor is one of the most remarkable Irish singers of our time: passionate, charismatic, soulful and possessed of a true gift. This is obvious to anyone with a good pair of ears. But it’s a truth that is ...