Shane MacGowan’s funeral details confirmed – with thousands of famous fans expected to say goodbye
Shane MacGowan will be laid to rest at a public funeral expected to packed with thousands of mourners and his famous friends. Details for The Pogues icon’s final farewell have been released after he was killed by pneumonia at his home on 30 November aged 65 after months of battling ill health. His widow Victoria Mary Clarke confirmed her late spouse’s funeral will take place on Friday, 8 December in County Tipperary, where a mass will take place in the family's hometown of Nenagh, where Shane’s dad, Maurice, and sister, Siobhan, are believed to live. The service, which has been extended to mem...