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    Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed as world mourns irrepressible Pogues frontman

    by Roisin O'Connor Dec 01, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: Victoria Mary Clarke

    The world is mourning the death of Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, the artist behind songs such as “Fairytale of New York” and “The Old Main Drag”.

    Clarke said that MacGowan, 65, died from pneumonia, according to The New York Times.

    Irish journalist and author Victoria Mary Clarke, will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life”.

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