Exclusive: Musician’s wife, artist Victoria Mary Clarke, recalled spending Christmas with the late singer-songwriter and how he left behind ‘reams’ of prose ...

On the eve of the 40th anniversary of The Pogues' second album Rum Sodomy & The Lash music critic Mike Glennon set out to make a documentary to mark the occasion.

There are several songs by British artists that earn their keep in the month of December, despite not getting much airtime ...

MacGowan' sister Siobhan exposed his feelings towards Kirsty in an RTE documentary. She said: “Shane liked Kirsty a lot, in lots of different ways. They got on very, very well. Kirsty would be ...

At the heart of the documentary is a portrait of a young Shane MacGowan at the peak of his creative powers. The programme explores his remarkable intellect and his ability to fuse a reverence for ...

A Complete Unknown, opening in the US on Christmas Day and in Ireland on January 17 – and starring Timotheé Chalamet as the young Bob Dylan – begins and ends with Woody Guthrie’s song 'So Long, It’s ...

Did you know that the documentary actually misquotes Shane's place of birth ... For me, and I suspect for many, Shane MacGowan is better known for his heavy drinking and appearance as a messy, scabby ...

Damien Dempsey at Electric Picnic by Jason Doherty In more recent years, his singular worldview has been captured in documentary-form ... with friends and collaborators Sinéad O’Connor, Shane MacGowan ...

The Pouges singer Shane MacGowan left his fortune to his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke following his tragic passing. The beloved Irish singer-songwriter died on November 23 at the age of 65 after ...

Sharon Shannon is a masterful accordionist and a national treasure, and she was both emcee and the center of gravity for a ...

Victoria Mary Clarke was just 16 when she met her future husband Shane MacGowan. The writer was married to The Pogues musician for 32 years but lost him on November 30 last year, when Shane died ...