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MacGowan's widow reveals his rifle from 1916 is missing

Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clarke has said the late musician's rifle from the 1916 Easter Rising is missing and has "most likely been stolen".

Music • 01 May 24

Victoria Mary Clarke said Christmas Day was "really really hard much harder than I expected"

MacGowan's wife reflects on first Christmas without him

Victoria Mary Clarke, the wife of Shane MacGowan, has said her first Christmas without The Pogues frontman "physically hurts".

Music • 26 Dec 23

MacGowan's widow supports Wham! on Christmas No. 1

Shane MacGowan's widow, Victoria Mary Clarke, has shared her love of Wham! after the band beat The Pogues' Fairytale Of New York to claim the coveted UK Christmas number one title.

Music • 24 Dec 23

Portraits of MacGowan's final London visit for auction

Two paintings of Shane MacGowan's last visit to London are to be auctioned for charity the Encephalitis Society.

Music • 07 Dec 23

Clarke spent '35 years worrying' about losing MacGowan

Shane MacGowan's widow, Victoria Mary Clarke, has said she worried about his death for 35 years because he "pushed the boundaries of what humans can do to their bodies".

Music • 06 Dec 23

Victoria Mary Clarke worried for decades about Shane

Victoria Mary Clarke has admitted that she worried about Shane MacGowan's death for "at least 35 years" because he "pushed the boundaries of what humans can do to their bodies".

Music • 05 Dec 23

The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's gritty festive classic has never reached the top spot in the UK charts

Fairytale of New York in UK number one chart battle

The Pogues' anthem Fairytale of New York is in a battle for number one in the UK charts against Wham! and Mariah Carey following the death of the band's frontman Shane MacGowan, the Official Charts Company in the UK has said.

Music • 03 Dec 23

Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke, pictured in London in July 2006

Shane MacGowan 'wasn't ready to stop fighting'

The widow of Shane MacGowan, Victoria Mary Clarke, said the Irish music legend "was putting up a really strong fight" when he passed away at home.

Music • 03 Dec 23

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies aged 65

The death has been announced of Pogues frontman and songwriter Shane MacGowan. He was 65 and had been ill for some time.

Music • 30 Nov 23

Victoria and Shane. Picture:
@Victoriamary

Fans thanked for supporting hospitalised Shane MacGowan

Victoria Mary Clarke has thanked well wishers for their support as her husband, Pogues star Shane MacGowan, continues to receive hospital care.

Music • 25 Jul 23

Pictured at the launch of The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold, a limited edition coffee table book featuring the artworks of Shane MacGowan were: Shane MacGowan, Louis Walsh and actor Patrick Bergin. Picture: Tony Gavin

Shane MacGowan launches new book of art and lyrics

Illustrations, self-portraits, drawings and school essays, as well as unpublished and unseen hand-written lyrics by Shane MacGowan have all been published in a new limited-edition book, The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold.

Music • 08 Nov 22

MacGowan is said to have approved the casting himself

Barry Keoghan to play Shane MacGowan in new biopic

Barry Keoghan is to play Shane MacGowan in a new biopic about The Pogues singer, according to reports.

Movies • 04 Sep 19

Victoria Mary Clarke and Shane MacGowan - "I couldn't have imagined it being more beautiful"

Clarke and MacGowan's winter wedding was 'so beautiful'

Newlywed Victoria Mary Clarke has told RTÉ Radio 1's The Ryan Tubridy Show that marrying Shane MacGowan in Copenhagen on Monday was "so beautiful", but that she is also "kind of surprised that people are so interested" in their nuptials.

Music • 27 Nov 18

Victoria Mary Clarke and Shane MacGowan had been engaged for 11 years

Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke wed

Singer Shane MacGowan and writer and broadcaster Victoria Mary Clarke have married in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, 11 years after first announcing their engagement.

Music • 26 Nov 18

Shane MacGowan will reportedly tie the knot on Monday

Shane MacGowan 'to marry long-term partner next week'

Shane MacGowan will reportedly tie the knot with his long-term fiancée, Victoria Mary Clarke, on Monday.

Music • 24 Nov 18

Victoria Mary Clarke