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How Shane MacGowan became Ireland’s prodigal son

20 November 2021

9:00 AM

20 November 2021

9:00 AM

A Furious Devotion: The Authorised Story of Shane MacGowan Richard Balls

Omnibus Press, pp.384, 20

I once stood on a Dublin street with Shane MacGowan and watched little old ladies who can’t ever have been Pogues fans blessing him as they passed by: ‘God love you, Shane!’ On his 60th birthday, in 2017, Michael D. Higgins, the President, presented him with a lifetime achievement award, while Nick Cave, Bono, Johnny Depp, Sinead O’Connor and Gerry Adams applauded.

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