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The Pogues announce Christmas dates

Shane and the boys are set to play their now traditional Christmas dates in Dublin and Belfast.

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 08 Sep 2008

You can catch the boys and whomever they enlist to duet with Shane on ‘Fairytale Of New York’ – we reckon Fight Like Apes’ MayKay would be great! – at King’s Hall, Belfast (December 6) and the RDS, Dublin (22).



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2010-08-24 - News

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2010-03-24 - News


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2010-02-26 - News

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2010-02-26 - News

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2010-02-25 - News


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2010-01-28 - News

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2009-06-23 - News

Shane DJs At Charity Pogues Aftershow

There will be much ding donging, merrily and on high, on December 22 in Eamonn Doran's.


2008-11-20 - News


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Fresh from a stomping set with the Pogues at Oxegen on Sunday, Shane MacGowan has announced he will perform next weekend's Analog Music Festival.


2008-07-14 - News

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The Pogues release a 5-CD box-set tomorrow, May 30, with Shane MacGowan and Philip Chevron appearing in HMV on Saturday (31) for an album signing.


2008-05-29 - News

Fairytale of New York censored by BBC Radio

BBC Radio One have decided to bleep the word “faggot” out of The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’ because they fear it’ll offend homosexuals.


2007-12-18 - News


At Home With... Shane MacGowan

Colm O’Hare visits the Donnybrook home of the creator of perhaps the greatest ever Christmas song, Shane MacGowan.


2007-12-10 - Interview

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It wouldn't be Christmas without a generous helping of Shane MacGowan, so quite appropriately, he'll be DJing at Ireland's first Rehab night.


2005-12-06 - News

I did it for Ireland and the Money, nothing else

That, according to Shane MacGowan, will be the title of his next, and exceedingly long-awaited album. in the meantime there’s Sean Nós, the war, his dad, drink and Celtic football legend Jimmy Johnstone to be going on with.


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