Shane MacGowan’s widow issues appeal as Pogues singer’s 1916 Easter Rising rifle is ‘stolen’
by Maira Butt
May 01, 2024
2 minutes
The widow of Shane MacGowan has issued an appeal after the musician’s rifle from the 1916 Easter Rising was reported missing on Wednesday (1 May), having “most likely been stolen”.
The 65-year-old Pogues frontman, known for “Fairytale of New York” and “A Rainy Nightone week after he had been discharged from hospital. MacGowan revealed he was in a video posted to social media on New Year’s Eve.
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