Imelda May marks Sinéad O’Connor’s birthday on day of Shane MacGowan’s funeral

O’Connor, who died in July and was a close friend of May and MacGowan, would have marked her 57th birthday on Friday
Imelda May marks Sinéad O’Connor’s birthday on day of Shane MacGowan’s funeral

Mourners lined the streets of Dublin to say goodbye to the Pogues frontman at a public procession on Friday ahead of his funeral. Picture: Michael Walter/PA

Irish singer Imelda May has sent birthday wishes to the late Sinéad O’Connor on the day of Shane MacGowan’s funeral saying “what a day for Ireland”.

O’Connor, who died in July and was a close friend of May and MacGowan, would have marked her 57th birthday on Friday.

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