Update 10.54am: The family of musician Eamonn Campbell following his recent death in a Dutch hospital.

The funeral of Therese MacGowan, the mother of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan, took place today in Tipperary.

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A trainee teacher says he was told to get out of a taxi in Glasgow because he was speaking Irish.

Pogues star Shane MacGowan is to make a cameo appearance in 'Coronation Street'.

Phil Chevron would have approved.

The Irish musician Philip Chevron died yesterday in a London hospice, aged 56.

Phil Chevron, the guitarist for The Pogues, has died aged 56.

Pogues guitarist Phil Chevron has died after a battle with cancer.

Live Music: Philip Chevron Testimonial, The Olympia, Dublin

MUSIC NEWS: Co-operation between Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher would put the fall of the Berlin Wall in the shade, but the formerly feuding Brit-pop kings are rumoured to be working together.

Spider Stacey of The Pogues has revealed how the band had a bust-up with the cops when they were filming the video for ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in Manhattan.

IT’S the classic hit that’s widely regarded as the best Christmas song ever produced.

AS EVER, a manager as meticulous as Slaven Bilic has prepared impeccably for tonight’s friendly with Ireland. But, this time, he’s probably reached a new note.

Irish Blood, English Heart

Hellraising Irish singer Shane MacGowan is in the running to land a Classic Brit Award.

Simon Cowell’s Helping Haiti single will be released globally.

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has revealed he stays awake for a week at a time.

Pogues hit 'Fairytale of New York' – which has repeatedly missed out on the number one spot – is the all-time Christmas favourite, a survey showed today.

HE may have been described as having a voice like a bullfrog with a hangover, but it was considered the voice of Dublin and made him a cultural icon.

X Factor winner Leon Jackson has capped an “amazing year” by claiming the coveted Christmas number one.

'X Factor' winner Leon Jackson has capped an "amazing year" by claiming the coveted Christmas number one in the UK.

THE BBC has been forced to row back on a decision to censor the Christmas classic, the Fairytale of New York, after the decision drew criticism from all over the world.

The UK's Radio 1 has reversed its decision to bleep out the word “faggot” from The Pogues' hit 'Fairytale Of New York'.

'X-Factor' winner Leon Jackson is “practically guaranteed” the Christmas number one spot, according to the bookies.

The bond between supermodel Kate Moss and rocker Pete Doherty was all down to great sex, according to Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.

The Pogues were forced to pull the first of three shows at New York's Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday night to allow frontman Shane MacGowan to recover from a stage fall.

VINCE Power, founder of the Mean Fiddler music empire, received an honorary CBE yesterday.

The Pogues, famed for controversial frontman Shane McGowan’s antics, will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Meteor Ireland Music Awards, organisers said tonight.

X-Factor winner Shayne Ward will today launch his bid to take the Christmas Number One slot with a live performance of the single in his home city of Manchester.

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan infuriated band members by taking an impromptu holiday to Morocco when he should have been rehearsing with them.

The Pogues are planning a series of concerts in December. The band, originally formed in 1982, will be fronted by Shane MacGowan.