Before her death on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56, Irish singer and musician Sinead O’Connor, well known for her 1990s hit Nothing Compares 2 U, was married to 4 different men. She had a son named Jake from her first marriage to music producer John Reynolds. She then wed British writer Nick Sommerlad, Australian-Irish musician Steve Cooney, and Irish therapist Barry Herridge.
If you’re asking whether O’Connor remained in any of the marriages for a long time, the answer is no. The Grammy-winning singer has not spent more than five years if you add the time she spent in each of her four marriages together.
As you marvel at how brief her marriages were, here’s what we’ve learned about the men she married and how it all played out.
Sinead O’Connor’s First Huband, John Reynolds Is An Established Producer, Writer, And Musician With Several Collaborations
Before digging into John Reynolds’ life, we’d want to briefly discuss his marriage to Sinead O’Connor. He married the Grammy-winning singer in March 1989, at the height of her musical career. Jake, their son, was born in 1987, 2 years before their marriage.
After 2 years and some months of marriage, the couple announced their intention to divorce in November 1991 after some time apart.
John Reynolds is a London-based producer, writer, and musician who has worked with and collaborated with a number of world-class musicians such as Peter Gabriel, Natacha Atlas, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Kristy McColl, Adam Ant, Cara Dillon, Simply Red, Sharon Shannon, and U2.
He collaborated with O’Connor as a writer, producer, performer, and musical director during his time with her. He has worked on several of her projects, including The Lion and The Cobra (debut studio album), I Don’t Want What I Don’t Have, Universal Mother, and Gospel Oak. In addition, he was nominated for Q Producer of the Year for his work on the Universal Mother album.
Nicholas Sommerlad, The Second Man O’Connor Married Is A Journalist; The Marriage Lasted For 11 Months
Nicholas Sommerlad is a British journalist who works with the Daily Mirror. He began as an investigative journalist in 2006, was promoted to chief investigative reporter in 2013, and is now the Investigations Editor.
After a three-month romance, he married O’Connor in August 2001. The wedding took place in a secret location in Ireland. According to what we’ve learned, not many of the couple’s friends were aware of the wedding.
Eleven months after the marriage in July 2002, Sommerlad and O’Connor divorced. However, the dailymail reported that the marriage lasted for 3 years.
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Steve Cooney Was The Third Husband Sinead Married; He Is An Australian-Irish Musician
The third husband Sinead O’Connor married is Australian-Irish musician, Steve Cooney. He married her on July 22, 2010, and divorced in March 2011.
Despite the fact that the wedding lasted about 8 months, O’Connor had some nice things to say about Cooney. She claimed that he is wonderful and that it was her fault that the marriage had ended.
She went on to say that the media scrutiny she faced as a result of her weight while married to him was tough for her to bear. She stated she didn’t mind gaining weight, but the difficulty was outsiders telling her she was fat. It was difficult in their marriage.
Steve Cooney was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1953 and moved to Ireland in 1980. He has contributed to the creation of almost 250 CDs, either as a guitarist or bassist or as a producer and engineer.
He has also collaborated as a poet and songwriter with several international rock and country music musicians, but his primary interest is in Irish traditional music and fusions of that genre.
Besides, he earned a Ph.D. in 2018 at NCAD on an intuitive musical notations system. He was given the RTE Folk Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 for his contribution to music.
Meet Barry Herridge, The Fourth Man Sinead O’Connor Married; He Is A Therapist
Barry Herridge is an Irish therapist born to Barry Sr. and Teresa. He grew up in Donaghmede, north Dublin, and attended the Dublin Counselling and Therapy Center from 2003 to 2006. He then went to Liverpool’s John Moores University to study Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychology.
He met O’Connor for the first time in August 2011 at a coffee shop on South William Street and asked her to marry him. She didn’t say yes to him until much later. He then proposed to her with a gold Claddagh engagement ring set with a ruby.
On December 8, 2011, the couple married in Las Vegas’ Little White Chapel. Unfortunately, O’Connor wanted to get high on the same wedding night and was given crack cocaine. She later blogged about it, lamenting her conduct and the consequences for Herridge’s professional career as a therapist.
On Christmas Eve, rumors spread that the couple had split up. If that’s to be believed, the couple has been married for approximately two weeks. There is no word yet on whether Herridge and O’Connor formalized their divorce before her death.
