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Shane McGowan

This Irish X Factor star quietly rebuilt his life, and it paid off
X Factor
Co Meath X Factor star Chris Leonard says leaving the show pushed him to chase his own path and lead to an unexpected career resurgence rooted in Irish music.
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Pogues reunion is fitting tribute to Shane MacGowan
Shane McGowan
Legendary band returning to Dublin stage later this month with guests, one year on from singer's death
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Shane MacGowan wishes fellow singer Tom Creagh happy birthday as he shares hospital selfie
Shane McGowan
The Pogues' frontman called the Nenagh singer a "living legend"
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Bruce Springsteen and Shane McGowan share 'beautiful moment' ahead of RDS concerts
Bruce Springsteen
The legendary singers met up ahead of Springsteen's three performances at the RDS this coming weekend
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Shane MacGowan leads tributes after death of The Specials frontman Terry Hall
Tributes
The death of the 63-year-old singer was announced on Monday on the band’s social media.
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Annual 'Fairytale of New York' debate takes another festive twist - as BBC Radio 2 will play edited version
Christmas 2022
The Pogues song is a Christmas classic - but debate over the lyrics has raged every December in recent years
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Jason O'Toole opinion: Time we all woke to this ridiculous cancel culture
Shane McGowan
"The keyboard warriors are our culture’s equivalent to the Taliban"
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Pogues singer Shane MacGowan's new doc forced to be subtitled after viewers deem his accent 'tricky' to understand
Shane McGowan
The film, titled Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan, will look back on his life story and include interviews with his longtime pal Johnny Depp.
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Pogues tell Laurence Fox to 'f**k off' in blistering row over controversial lyrics
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The Pogues, best known for Christmas classic track Fairytale of New York with Kirstie MacColl, hit out at actor Laurence Fox over his criticism of the BBC's decision to censor some of the track's original lyrics
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Irish viewers react to Shane MacGowan and Philomena Begley's version of Fairytale of New York on RTE Late Late Show
Shane McGowan
Some posted on Twitter that Philomena and Shane did a terrific job but others were not so praiseworthy
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Singer Michael Buble comments on censoring Christmas songs saying 'times have changed'
Michael Buble
The Pogues’ classic “Fairytale of New York” has come under fire for its use of the homophobic slur
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Shane MacGowan says he wishes his beloved mum Therese had lived to see his wedding
Shane McGowan
He tied the knot with his girlfriend of 32 years last week
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Shane McGowan stopped Johnny Depp from performing Pogues' Rainy Night in Soho at his wedding to Victoria Mary Clarke
Shane McGowan
Victoria told how Shane told the American actor to sing another tune for the couple instead
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Ed Sheeran and Irish band Beoga take on Fairytale of New York
Ed Sheeran
The Pogues, Shane McGowan and Kirsty McColl made the song famous
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Shane MacGowan's 60th birthday celebration to see massive National Concert Hall gig in Dublin
Shane McGowan
The Shane MacGowan 60th birthday celebration will include a stellar line-up of guests including Johnny Depp Nick Cave, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, Glen Hansard and Camille O’Sullivan
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Family home of legendary crooner Shane McGowan on market for €230,000
Shane McGowan
The four bedroom home has a stunning, newly-laid garden and even its own bar
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