Who are Sinead O’Connor’s children? Irish singer's tragic son Shane was one of four children
Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor’s troubled son, who went missing on January 6, was announced dead by the singer’s management team on Saturday, January 8. The singer then took to Twitter to announce the same as she wrote, “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.”
Singer’s 17-year-old son named Shane O’Connor reportedly went missing from Tallaght Hospital in Dublin, where he was kept on suicide watch. Sinead had earlier threatened to file a lawsuit against the hospital concerned with Shane going missing. The singer’s teen son had gone missing in 2019 too. Posting a link to Bob Marley’s song ‘Ride Natty Ride’, Sinead O’Connor dedicated the song to her late son tweeting, “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.” The ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ hitmaker got married four times now has three other kids left with different husbands. Read on to know all about her children.
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Who are Sinead O’Connor's children?
Sinead O’Connor tied the knot a total of four times and had four kids until now when Shane died by suicide. The dynamic singer shares her eldest son Jake Reynolds with her music producer husband John Reynolds. Jake is 34-year-old. Sinead and John got married in 1987 and welcomed Jake in 1988. However, the couple parted ways in 1991. Jake welcomed a child with his girlfriend in the year 2015 making Sinead O’Connor a proud grandmother.
Sinead’s second child is named Roisin. She is 25-year-old and was born to Sinead and journalist John Waters. Sinead and John parted their ways after their daughter’s birth. They fought for Roisin’s custody where Waters ended up winning the custody battle. He was reportedly asked to live with his daughter in Dublin.
The renowned pop star shares her third child- deceased Shane, with Irish folk musician Donal Lunny. The duo had called it quits shortly after Shane was born. Shane, who had recently accompanied his mother for her Covid-19 vaccination, was described in his missing person report as “5 ft 6 inches, with short brown hair and blue eyes.” Shane was earlier placed on suicide watch due to concerns over his mental health. He had attempted to kill himself on other occasions too.
Sinead O’Connor had her fourth child, Yeshua Francis Neil Bonadio with American businessman Frank Bonadio. Yeshua is reportedly 15 years old. Sinead and Bonadio went in different directions in the year 2017. The popular singer shares a close bond with all her kids and is often spotted with them at public events.