Singer Sinead O’Connor has said she will start training to become a ‘death midwife’ later this month. There were many personal reasons for her decision to do this she told RTÉ radio’s Ryan Tubridy show.
This was an area that had been of huge interest to her since she was a child, but she became particularly interested after the death of a close friend five years ago.
Her decision was not Covid related, she said. Ms O’Connor said she wanted an occupation for the long periods between albums and tours. “It's not that I'm rushing to the front line, at all.
I'm learning how to use Word. It's that early in the game. “First I've got to find out if I can write an assignment and can I do the practical work and then the area I want to work in