All news on the topic: Shane MacGowan

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Johnny Depp arrives at Shane MacGowan's funeral as he's set to pay tribute
Johnny Depp has been seen arriving at St Mary of the Rosary Church, in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, where Shane MacGowan's funeral is taking place this afternoon
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Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria is pictured at funeral procession
The funeral procession of Shane MacGowan has taken place in Dublin Ireland, one week after the death of The Pogues singer was announced aged 65 after months of ill health
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Shane MacGowan's wife says he 'hated' funerals as she shares emotional update
The Pogues star Shane MacGowan's wife Victoria Mary Clarke said he 'hated funerals' as she shared an update ahead of his funeral on Friday
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Shane MacGowan's funeral route confirmed as family and fans bid farewell
The funeral procession of Shane MacGowan is due to take place on Friday morning in Dublin before a mass in Tipperary in the afternoon, one week after the death of The Pogues singer was announced
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Shane MacGowan’s widow worried about his death for 35 years
Victoria Mary Clarke and the late Pogues singer – who passed away last week – had a decades-long romance before they tied-the-knot in 2018 after an 11 year engagement
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Christmas classic Fairytale of New York by The Pogue's almost didn't happen
The song 'Fairytale of New York' is a Christmas classic that people across the UK adore - but the plucky tune almost didn't exist, and Shane MacGowan called it 'sloppy'
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Shane MacGowan's wife opens up on 'overwhelming' support from fans
Shane MacGowan's wife Victoria Mary Clarke has opened up about the incredible support she's received from fans around the world as she gave her first TV interview since the Fairytale of New York singer's death last week
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Shane MacGowan's widow makes heartbreaking admission about his final days
The Pogues singer passed away last week following months of health issues. His widowed wife, journalist Victoria Mary Clarke, has shared details of the singer's final days.
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Shane MacGowan's funeral details shared after The Pogues frontman's death
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan died earlier this week at the age of 65. Now his funeral details have been released and it will be a public celebration of his life
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Shane MacGowan's wife joins calls for Fairytale of New York to reach number one
Despite selling millions of copies since its 1987 release, The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's Fairytale of New York has never achieved the coveted UK Christmas number one spot
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'Matt Hancock has been beaten up on Celebrity SAS and now at the Covid inquiry'
Keir Mudie says former Health Secretary Matt Hancock showed arrogance and ineptitude when confronted about his decisions during the coronavirus pandemic at the Covid inquiry
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Sunak says he's been playing Christmas songs for weeks in cringe admission
The Prime Minister spoke of his love for Fairytale of New York and said Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's death was a 'great loss'. He revealed he's been playing Christmas music for the past two weeks as he signs cards
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The Pogues star Shane MacGowan's cause of death announced by wife
Shane MacGowan's wife Victoria Mary Clarke has confirmed the cause of death of The Pogues frontman after releasing a statement on Thursday announcing he had died aged 65
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Fairytale of New York in race for Xmas No1 as Shane MacGowan fans start campaign
Irish rocker Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, passed away at the age of 65 on Thursday, after suffering from the life-threatening brain condition encephalitis
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'It's time to pay for failings during Covid as inquiry unearths the sorry truth'
The ongoing Covid inquiry has shone a light on a squalid administration more interested in burying negative headlines than keeping people safe during a disastrous pandemic
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Shane MacGowan's heartbroken wife breaks silence on singer's death
Shane MacGowan's heartbroken wife Victoria has paid tribute to The Pogues' singer as she broke silence after The Fairytale of New York star's death was announced
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Shane MacGowan had 6 months to live but used mind trick to survive for 30 years
More than 30 years ago, Shane MacGowan was told he only had six months left to live, but ended up vastly outliving this grim prediction thanks to a trick of the mind
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Inside Shane MacGowan's friendship with Johnny Depp including sweet wedding gift
The Pogues' Shane MacGowan, who died aged 65 on Thursday, enjoyed a decades-long friendship with Johnny Depp, standing by the actor through several controversies over the years
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Shane MacGowan's cause of death after The Pogues star discharged from hospital
Shane MacGowan has died aged 65 after being discharged from hospital in Dublin last week following a long period of illness, leaving fans of The Pogues frontman devastated
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Shane MacGowan's friendship with Sinead O'Connor - and her bid to save him
The Pogues star Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65 after a series of health battles, and he once credited Sinead O'Connor with helping to save his life over 20 years ago
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The Pogues' Shane MacGowan's response to Fairytale of New York lyric backlash
Shane MacGowan's comments about the criticism of a Fairytale of New York lyric, which he wrote in 1987, have resurfaced as the world reels from the tragic death of The Pogues frontman
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Shane MacGowan - poet, genius... the demented shaman of the Irish diaspora
Mirror man and Pogues fan Dan Bourke's first encounter Shane MacGowan and The Pogues was in a grubby pub and a lifelong admiration was born
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Shane MacGowan's heartbreaking drink battle after being given booze at just 5
The Pogues legend Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65, his heartbroken wife Victoria Mary Clarke announced today as she called him 'the most beautiful soul and angel'
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Sinead O'Connor saved Shane MacGowan's life by calling the police on him
The late Irish singer Sinead O'Connor once saved The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's life after she decided to call the police on him in an effort to make him quit drugs
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Fairytale of New York's Kirsty MacColl's horror speedboat death while saving son
Fairytale of New York singer Kirsty MacColl, who joined forced with Shane MacGowan on the Pogues hit, tragically died in a horror boating accident while trying to save the life of her young son, mere days before Christmas