Invitation to singer withdrawn

An invitation to the singer Sinead O'Connor to sing at a Trocaire fund raising event has been withdrawn because she publicly …

An invitation to the singer Sinead O'Connor to sing at a Trocaire fund raising event has been withdrawn because she publicly tore up a picture of the Pope four years ago, the organisation said yesterday. Ms O'Connor had not responded to the invitation.

The concert is part of a campaign to highlight civil rights abuses by the Nigerian military government.

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