In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor tore up a photo of the Pope live on Saturday Night Live and paid the price for telling the truth. Booed at Madison Square Garden. Silenced by the industry. Mocked by the media.But what if she was right all along?

In this episode of The Last Mixed Tape, we revisit that moment not as scandal, but as protest, an act of defiance rooted in Ireland’s painful history with the Catholic Church.

From the SNL performance to the Bob Dylan tribute, and all the backlash in between, we trace the legacy of Sinéad’s bravery through the artists carrying her torch today: Kneecap, CMAT, Pillow Queens, Radie Peat, Boygenius and Dua Lipa, who just honoured her live in Dublin.

This is not just a music story.It’s an Irish story.And it still matters.

00:00 Intro

00:30 Sinéad O’Connor

01:06 Performance as Protest

01:38 Ripping Up The Pope

03:22 The Legacy of Catholic Ireland

07:08 Booed at Bob Dylan Tribute Show

09:34 Why it matters

16:34 Sinéad O’Connor’s Legacy

18:18 Final Thoughts

19:24 Sinéad