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Dublin launch for local photographer's book on Shane MacGowan

THE Palace Bar, Fleet Street, Dublin, was the venue for the recent launch of Shane MacGowan: Songsmith by Nenagh photographer Pádraig Ó Flannabhra. Following on from the book's successful launch at Nenagh Arts Centre in September, fans and friends ...

31 Oct 2024 at 15:47

Local News

Shane MacGowan's wife reveals dying wish amid report of €10k behind bar at Tipperary pub

Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clarke as revealed the legendary Pogues frontman's dying wish after reports emerged he had left €10,000 behind the bar at a pub in Tipperary for his funeral. MacGowan died on November 30 after a long battle ...

15 Dec 2023 at 12:49

National News

Shane MacGowan funeral: LIVE updates as Pogues star is laid to rest in Tipperary

Thousands of mourners are expected to turn out for Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's funeral service in Nenagh this Friday. An estimated 6,000 people are expected to arrive in the town to pay their respects as the legendary singer/songwriter ...

08 Dec 2023 at 10:28

National News

Shane MacGowan described as poet and trailblazer at his funeral

Shane MacGowan has been described as a poet, lyricist, singer and trailblazer at his funeral ceremony in County Tipperary. Hollywood star Johnny Depp and U2 frontman Bono were among those who participated in the service for The Pogues ...

08 Dec 2023 at 17:14

National News

Of lotus eaters, loofahs and singalongs – Dublin bids farewell to Shane MacGowan

In front of the old pharmacy made famous by one of Ireland’s literary greats, hundreds congregated to pay tribute to another poet of a generation. As Shane MacGowan’s coffin passed by Sweny’s – the Victorian chemist’s shop that ...

08 Dec 2023 at 20:30

National News

Shane MacGowan ‘lit a fire that burns in Ireland and across the world’

Shane MacGowan “lit a fire that burns in Ireland and across the world”, his sister has said during his funeral ceremony in County Tipperary. Hollywood star Johnny Depp and U2 frontman Bono were among those who participated in ...

08 Dec 2023 at 20:29

Arts & Entertainment

Bookies slash odds of Pogues' Christmas number one after Shane MacGowan's death

Bookmakers have slashed the odds of The Pogues’ Fairytale Of New York going to number one this Christmas following the death of Shane MacGowan. The band’s frontman died “peacefully” on Thursday at the age of 65, with his ...

01 Dec 2023 at 14:38

National News

Imelda May marks Sinead O’Connor’s birthday on day of Shane MacGowan’s funeral

Irish singer Imelda May has sent birthday wishes to the late Sinead O’Connor on the day of Shane MacGowan’s funeral saying “what a day for Ireland”. O’Connor, who died in July and was a close friend of May and MacGowan, ...

08 Dec 2023 at 16:41

Arts & Entertainment

New mural of Shane MacGowan to be launched in Nenagh next Sunday

A MURAL to commemorate the late Shane MacGowan has been completed in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary from where his mother hailed and where MacGowan, with an enduring love for the area, spent many of his days. The mural is ...

03 Oct 2024 at 10:14

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Nenagh gives Shane MacGowan a royal send off

IT was a fairytale ending to the remarkable life and times of Irish music icon Shane MacGowan in Nenagh last week, when the town and county he loved so much gave him what has been widely described as 'the ...

13 Dec 2023 at 10:52

National News

In Pictures: Deaths of singers punctuate year of highs and lows in Ireland

There were highs and lows across Ireland in 2023 – a year that saw the deaths of singers Sinead O’Connor and Shane MacGowan, as well as an emotional visit from the US president. Fans mourned around the ...

28 Dec 2023 at 16:22

Pictures & Videos

WATCH: Tipperary man home from US remembers nights out with Shane MacGowan in the 90s

One Tipperary native made the long journey home from his adopted home in the US to be in Nenagh for the funeral of legendary Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan. Joe Kennedy, originally from Lorrha, spoke ...

08 Dec 2023 at 16:25

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