Lynn Barber

How Shane MacGowan became Ireland’s prodigal son

Now wheelchair-bound at 63, the Pogues’ former lead singer is revered throughout Ireland, though he wasn’t born or brought up there

Shane MacGowan performing with the Pogues in Paris, 1990. [Getty Images]
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