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Sinead O'Connor has been remembered at her funeral as a "beloved daughter of Ireland" whose "voice moved a generation of young people".

The life of the Irish singer was celebrated at a private ceremony, before the funeral cortege travelled past her former home in Bray, County Wicklow so fans could pay their respects.

Irish stars Bono and Bob Geldof were among the mourners at the service

Irish president Michael Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar were also in attendance, where Muslim funeral prayers were led by Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, an Islamic scholar and Chief Imam at the Islamic Centre of Ireland, who met the star in 2018.

In a eulogy he shared online after the ceremony, Dr Umar Al-Qadri said: "The more she sang and spoke about her own pain, as well as about the pervasive sins in society that she witnessed, the more her voice and her words resonated with listeners and touched their hearts.

"Gifted with a voice that moved a generation of young people, she could reduce listeners to tears by her otherworldly resonance."

He added: "I know that peoples of all faiths throughout the world will be praying for this beloved daughter of Ireland, among them will be countless Muslims praying for their sister in faith and humanity.

"Sinead's voice carried with it an undertone of hope, of finding one's way home. The Irish people have long found solace in song from the sufferings of this lower abode, and Sinead was no exception, and in sharing that solace, she brought joy to countless people the world over."

He continued: "May her family and loved ones find solace in the outpouring of love from the corners of this earth for this unique daughter of Ireland who moved so many hearts with her mighty voice and unflinching honesty as an artist, poet, and human being.

Roads were closed so fans could line the streets to pay their respects as the hearse bearing O'Connor's coffin passed by her former home on the seafront.

As it stopped outside the property, Montebello, where she lived for 15 years, fans applauded and threw flowers.

A Volkswagen camper van decorated with the Pride flag and the Rastafarian flag drove in front of the hearse, with O'Connor's songs playing from speakers mounted on the roof.

Fans began gathering from early in the morning to wait for the cortege to pass by.

Many laid flowers and handwritten notes, thanking O'Connor for sharing her voice and her music.

One sign left at the wall of the property listed causes that the singer had expressed support for, including welcoming refugees.

It read: "Where words fail, music speaks."

Since O'Connor's death on July 26, people have paying their respects at the house, which the singer sold in 2021 and now lies empty.

The Grammy Award-winner was found unresponsive on July 26 by police at her south-east London home at the age of 56.

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A navy dive team has recovered the black box of the helicopter that crashed during a military exercise killing four people.

Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs were killed when the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crashed off the Queensland coast on July 28 during Exercise Talisman Sabre.

The black box found on Monday holds key voice and flight data that may shed light on what caused the helicopter to go down.

The Australian Defence Force chief of joint operations Lieutenant General Greg Bilton has said all communications were normal before the helicopter hit the water.

The defence department said recovering the wreckage remained complicated and difficult and its priority was to return the soldiers' remains to their families.

The Queensland coroner has released recovered wreckage, including the black box, to the defence department to support the investigation by the Defence Flight Safety Bureau.

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Two men found with fake guns, including one who allegedly used an imitation Glock to threaten Western Sydney shoppers, have been arrested.

Armed with the replica handgun, 20-year-old Emmanuel Saatoese took to the Westfield shopping centre in Mount Druitt around 4.15pm on Monday.

The Willmot man had been trying to intervene in a fight between two women when he struck one in the head and pointed the fake gun at her, police say.

He was arrested a short time later and charged with seven offences, including entering a building with a firearm or imitation firearm, carrying a firearm in a manner likely to injure, possessing an unauthorised pistol in a public place, and arming himself with a weapon intending to intimidate.

NSW Police later arrested another 20-year-old, Jeremiah Yap, and searched his home where they found a replica black Beretta handgun in his bedroom.

The Ropes Crossing man has been charged with four offences, including owning an unauthorised imitation pistol, failing to safely store the firearm, and supplying the unregistered Glock.

Saatoese and Yap were also charged with possessing a prohibited drug after being discovered with a joint and several grams of cannabis leaf.

Both men did not apply for bail when they appeared at Mount Druitt Local Court on Tuesday.

They will next appear before the courts on August 23 after their matters have been handed to the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions.

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