Shane MacGowan’s widow reveals his rifle from 1916 is missing and likely stolen

His wife said the missing Lee–Enfield rifle was “historically significant”

Shane MacGowan and Victoria Clarke (Liam McBurney/PA)

Shane MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke has said the late musician’s rifle from the 1916 Easter Rising is missing and has “most likely been stolen”.

The Pogues frontman died in November 2023 aged 65 shortly after he was discharged from St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin, ahead of his 66th birthday on Christmas Day.