Shane MacGowan

2023 - 12 - 9

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For Shane MacGowan, Carney Commons was always home (RTE.ie)

After leaving Nenagh and travelling the back roads of one of the most remote places in north Tipperary I found myself standing at the white glossed door of ...

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Shane MacGowan considered Nenagh to be his real home ... (Nenagh Guardian)

Worldwide tributes have been paid to The Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan on his death last Thursday week at the age of 65 – a revered artiste whom the ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Depp is one of the main 'celebrants' as Shane ... (Daily Mail)

The Hollywood star was among a handful of the Pogues' singers inner circle to bid a final farewell to him after his funeral mass yesterday which was watched ...

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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, dies at 65 (Antelope Valley Press)

LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and ...

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PHOTOS: Hundreds pay respects to singer-songwriter Shane ... (New York Daily News)

Ireland mourned the loss of the beloved Pogues lead singer, Shane MacGowan, on Dec. 8, 2023. The streets were brimming with fans looking to pay respects to ...

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Fairytale send off for Shane MacGowan - Tipp FM (Tipp FM)

Shane MacGowan's Funeral Mass at St Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh yesterday was a mix of a religious ceremony, a concert and a farewell party.

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Shane MacGowan and other Irish artists 'thrown under the bus ... (Newstalk)

That's according to Newstalk presenter and singer Tom Dunne following the funeral of the iconic Irish singer. MacGowan died on November 30th, the third ...

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A carvery, Johnny Depp and a night of music — inside the star ... (Independent.ie)

Shane MacGowan's friends and family held an “emotional” wake for the singer after his funeral mass on Friday, the Sunday Independent can reveal.

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Inside Shane MacGowan's funeral as allcomers sang farewell to the ... (The Independent)

The Pogues singer's send off in Co Tipperary was a lively affair, as was the unofficial wake in his favourite bar afterwards, Barney Davis writes.

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Ireland: Thousands Of Mourners Gather For Shane MacGowan ... (KULR-TV)

On Friday, December 8, thousands of mourners gathered in Dublin for a public procession of the funeral of Shane MacGowan in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Johnny Depp, Nick Cave among stars paying tribute at funeral of ... (Stuff.co.nz)

MacGowan died November 30 at the age of 65 after a lifetime of drinking, carousing and writing songs that fused Irish traditional music with the spirit of ...

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Hard-living Irish musician Shane MacGowan received last rites ... (The Catholic Telegraph)

CNA Newsroom, Dec 1, 2023 / 14:15 pm. Irish songwriter and former Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan received last rites before he died Thursday, ...

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Johnny Depp among small group at Shane MacGowan's cremation (The Daily Herald)

Johnny Depp was one of the main mourners as Shane MacGowan was cremated on Saturday (09.12.23), following a huge funeral the previous day.

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Ireland: Thousands Of Mourners Gather For Shane MacGowan ... (Victoria Advocate)

On Friday, December 8, thousands of mourners gathered in Dublin for a public procession of the funeral of Shane MacGowan in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Roots around my heart (TimesLIVE)

Shane MacGowan performs at the Montreux Jazz festival, July 1995. Image: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo. The Irish musician Shane ...

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Shane MacGowan's widow reveals he despised funerals (Crow River Media)

Shane MacGowan despised funerals, his widow has revealed. The Pogues frontman – who died on 30 November aged 35 from pneumonia after months of battling ...

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