The Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan reportedly left a significant fortune of £4million following his death in November 2023. The legendary musician collected substantial royalties from the ...

The late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan made a fortune thanks to his much-loved 1988 festive hit Fairytale of New York. The singer, who had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol ...

Aged 20, she began a relationship with the singer Shane MacGowan, and the pair tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Copenhagen in 2018. She lovingly cared for him during his battles with ill ...

Jonathan Ganesh and two other bomb survivors are seeking damages of £1 A survivor of the IRA bombing in London's docklands has asked the former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams for "the truth".

During her stage performance Victoria was alongside Seamus Ong, who played the pipes at Shane’s funeral last year. Actor Barry Keoghan recently said he is "keen" to play MacGowan in a movie ...

New York Mayor Eric Adams appears to be angling for a pardon from incoming President Donald Trump – and it could actually work. At a Monday news conference, the reelected president said he was ...

Singer Camille O’Sullivan has revealed on Under the Grill that she recorded a duet with Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan before he died. The Corkonian – famed for her unique takes on some of the ...

Last year, the legendary Pogues leader Shane MacGowan passed away at the age of 65. Last month, the Pogues announced plans for a 2025 tour, where they’ll welcome some “special guests” and ...

“It’s kind of difficult to say how much this means,” Spider Stacy begins. It’s also difficult to say how a gig of this nature is going to go. It’s a 40th anniversary show for Red Roses ...

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A judge has denied New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s (D) request to dismiss the bribery charge he faces. In a 30-page ruling Tuesday in the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Dale ...