Sinead O'Connor Nixes Concert Appearance In IRA Stronghold
Sinead O'Connor has pulled out of the annual Feile an Phobail music
festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland, claiming that she had been
asked not to address the violence being perpetrated by the IRA after
the signing of the recent "Good Friday" peace accords.
O'Connor, who was recently ordained by an offshoot denomination
of the Catholic Church (see "Sinead O'Connor Ordained As
Roman Catholic Priest..."), was scheduled to play at Feile an
Phobail -- which is Gaelic for "The Festival of People -- on August 6.
But now the Associated Press reports that O'Connor, who hasn't
released a studio LP in five years, won't play at the concert, which is
being held in the western part of Belfast, an area known to be a
stronghold for the IRA.
O'Connor's most recent release was the 1997 EP, "Gospel Oak,"
which is currently out of print. The singer-turned-priestess did,
however, collaborate with Ashtar Command to record a song
entitled "Summer's End" for last year's "Avengers Soundtrack."
Organizers for this year's Feile an Phobail say that they are hoping to
persuade O'Connor to come back onboard for the concert.
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