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Shane MacGowan talks to The Irish Times, 1985: ‘They call us drunk because we’re Irish, or maybe because we are’

Shane MacGowan talks to The Irish Times, 1985: ‘They call us drunk because we’re Irish, or maybe because we are’

From the archive: In this Irish Times article from 1985, the late singer talks about the ‘Irish ghetto’, the BBC’s Pogues ban, and ‘despair, dullness and sobriety’

By Michael Murphy●
Fri Dec 1 2023 - 06:15
The Music Quiz: In the Miley Cyrus song Party in the USA, which pop singer does she namecheck?

The Music Quiz: In the Miley Cyrus song Party in the USA, which pop singer does she namecheck?

Shane MacGowan: From céilí-punk rebel to feted genius, addict to national institution

Despite the many medical challenges of his final years, he retained an admirably cussed streak to the end

Fri Dec 1 2023 - 06:00

Shane MacGowan: Young, gifted and London Irish

The Pogues in the early 1980s felt to thousands of second-generation Irish like the answer to an unspoken prayer

Fri Dec 1 2023 - 05:00

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Peter Gabriel: i/o – A late addition to your albums-of-the-year list

Peter Gabriel: i/o – A late addition to your albums-of-the-year list

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Max Greenwood: In the Quiet of the Evening – A beacon of reflective positivity

Max Greenwood: In the Quiet of the Evening – A beacon of reflective positivity

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The Corrs: Best Of – A nostalgia-trip reminder that the Dundalk siblings sure knew their way around a pop song

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Cillian Vallely and David Doocey: The Yew & the Orchard – Fiddle and pipes in a dance that never lets up

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CMAT at 3Olympia: A triumphant spectacle from one of Ireland’s best entertainers

‘Pop music’s answer to Charlie Haughey’, CMAT’s self-confident stagecraft is a joy to behold

Gig for Gaza at 3Arena: This night is a gift of hope for anyone yearning for peace

Damien Dempsey, Lankum, Mary Wallopers, Lisa O’Neill and more perform for diverse crowd

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