The musician talks about MacGowan’s riotous antics, smoking dope in ‘vast quantities’ and composing a piece of music to play ...

PRODUCER Phil Coulter has claimed the boozy image of The Dubliners was a myth. Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly and pals became world famous with their hit, Seven Drunken Nights. But Phil, who produced six ...

Formed in London’s King’s Cross in 1982, The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone – an Anglicisation of the Irish phrase ‘póg mo thóin’, meaning ‘kiss my arse’. (Shane’s previous band, punk rock ...

The Pogues, minus Shane MacGowan, are touring in May to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rum, Sodomy & The Lash. Jem Finer ...

Pictured with the new limited-edition Tipperary commemorative jersey were Siobhan MacGowan and Lisa Mulvihill (Shannon Rovers ...

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Boston, get ready to say “dia duit” to Seisiún, a new Irish festival coming to The Stage at Suffolk Downs later this year.

Seisiún, a two-day music and cultural festival, will feature Dropkick Murphys and The Pogues Sept. 6 and 7 at The Stage at ...

It’s 40 years in August since the Pogues put out their second album – Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, a No 13 hit at the time – and ...

In the later incarnations of the band, after the departure of Shane Macgowan, electronic instruments such as the electric guitar would become more prominent. The first of The Pogues' albums ...

O’Connor crystallizes the odd state of being for Irish-Americans who don’t actually hail from a small island on the remote ...