Formed in London’s King’s Cross in 1982, The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone – an Anglicisation of the Irish phrase ‘póg mo thóin’, meaning ‘kiss my arse’. (Shane’s previous band, punk rock ...

Pictured with the new limited-edition Tipperary commemorative jersey were Siobhan MacGowan and Lisa Mulvihill (Shannon Rovers ...

The musician talks about MacGowan’s riotous antics, smoking dope in ‘vast quantities’ and composing a piece of music to play ...

A portrait of the late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan is hanging in his favorite Irish pub. The singer, who was born in England and raised in Co Tipperary, died on November 30 aged 65. Will ...

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In a new [paywalled] interview with The Telegraph, Finer admits that touring without the band's late, much-missed frontman Shane MacGowan will be “more poignant”, but adds, “This probably wouldn’t be ...

Boston, get ready to say “dia duit” to Seisiún, a new Irish festival coming to The Stage at Suffolk Downs later this year.

It’s 40 years in August since the Pogues put out their second album – Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, a No 13 hit at the time – and ...

Seisiún, a two-day music and cultural festival, will feature Dropkick Murphys and The Pogues Sept. 6 and 7 at The Stage at ...

Irish bands and Irish music that aren't Dropkick Murphys to add to your St. Patrick's Day playlist, from U2 to The Chieftains ...

In the later incarnations of the band, after the departure of Shane Macgowan, electronic instruments such as the electric guitar would become more prominent. The first of The Pogues' albums ...

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