NO REPRO FEE 15/1/2018 A poet of modern music and one of the great international songwriters Shane MacGowan pictured backstage at the National Concert Hall on the occasion of his 60th birthday with President Michael D. Higgins, Johnny Depp and Victoria Mary Clarke. A stellar line-up of guests joined the celebrations including Nick Cave, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, Glen Hansard, Camille O’Sullivan, Johnny Depp, Cerys Matthews, Carl Barat of The Libertines, Lisa O’Neill, Finbar Furey, whenyoung, Glen Matlock of The Sex Pistols, Clem Burke of Blondie with Cáit O’Riordan, Spider Stacy, Jem Finer, Terry Woods of The Pogues, and more. President Michael D. Higgins presented Shane with a special Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the power and poetry of his work and his singular contribution to Irish music. PHOTO: Mark Stedman
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