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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 with ...

15 Dec 2023 at 12:49

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, would have marked her 57th ...

08 Dec 2023 at 16:41

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

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 located at Emmet Place, ...

03 Oct 2024 at 10:14

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 to our reporter about his affinity ...

08 Dec 2023 at 16:25

Arts & Entertainment

Photographer's book on Shane MacGowan raises €23,800 for UNICEF’s Gaza Appeal

UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power was the guest speaker at a special event in Nenagh celebrating the success of Song Smith, a book by acclaimed local photographer Pádraig O’Flannabhra. The book — a stunning photographic ...

30 Oct 2025 at 18:27

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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 ultimate Irish sending ...

13 Dec 2023 at 10:52

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 wife ...

01 Dec 2023 at 14:38

National News

IN PICTURES: Thousands line Dublin streets for Shane MacGowan ahead of Tipperary funeral

Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Dublin to say an emotional goodbye to Shane MacGowan at a public procession ahead of his funeral in Nenagh, Co Tipperary later today. The procession travelled from South Lotts Road ...

08 Dec 2023 at 13:42

Arts & Entertainment

Festival celebrating Shane MacGowan returns to midlands for second year

THE Broad Majestic Shannon Festival, a celebration of Shane MacGowan in his ancestral home parish of Kilbarron, Co. Tipperary, returns for a second year on Saturday September 13th and Sunday September 14th. The festival ...

28 Aug 2025 at 17:27

Arts & Entertainment

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 ...

31 Oct 2024 at 15:47

National News

Shane MacGowan’s widow: I spent 35 years worrying about his death

Shane MacGowan’s widow, Victoria Mary Clarke, has said she worried about his death for 35 years because he “pushed the boundaries of what humans can do to their bodies”. The Pogues frontman, best known for classic ...

05 Dec 2023 at 10:05

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