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Americans stream Sinéad O’Connor’s songs as the incomparable singer is laid to rest; actor Cillian Murphy’s royal spat video outed as fake

Sinead O’Connor: huge increase in streaming of the late singer’s songs in the US. Picture: Donal Moloney

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Sinéad O’Connor’s music streams of the Irish singer’s songs increased by 2,885 per cent in the United States in the days after her death. Nothing Compares 2 U was streamed 3.2 million times in the week the news broke. O’Connor was laid to rest in Bray, Co Wicklow, on Tuesday where thousands of fans turned out to pay their respects.

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