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Shane MacGowan funeral undertaker reveals the 'split-second' change of plan.

The Pogues frontman’s final farewell marked by VIP wake at tiny pub – said to have had €10,000 put behind bar for the poignant but raucous goodbye

The Pogues frontman’s final farewell was marked by a celebrity wake at a tiny pub – said to have been funded by the singer as part of his dying wish for mourners to have a drink on him

Deadlines, from filing copy to car park closures, leave this journalist late to the party

They came from across the arts and as far away as Hollywood to bid goodbye to a man whose songs reached down through generations

The Hollywood star was among a handful of the Pogues singers inner circle to bid a final farewell to him after his funeral mass yesterday which was watched live on television around the world.

The Pogues singer’s send off in Co Tipperary was a lively affair, as was the unofficial wake in his favourite bar afterwards, Barney Davis writes

The Pogues singer’s send off in Co Tipperary was a lively affair, as was the unofficial wake in his favourite bar afterwards, Barney Davis writes

Shane MacGowan funeral - latest: Thousands to line the Dublin streets to give Pogues singer perfect send off

The Fairytale of New York singer will be laid to rest in a private cremation in Nenagh