Shane MacGowan has been described as a poet, lyricist, singer and trailblazer at his funeral ceremony in County Tipperary.

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

Mourners have lined the streets of Dublin to say an emotional goodbye to Shane MacGowan at a public procession ahead of his funeral.

The Pogues’ frontman, who was best known for classic Christmas hit song Fairytale Of New York, died last week at the age of 65 following his diagnosis with encephalitis in 2022

Victoria Mary Clarke was at the side of the frontman of The Pogues along with his family when he died “peacefully” at 3am on Thursday, just weeks before his 66th birthday on Christmas Day

The Pogues’ frontman died “peacefully” at 3am on Thursday with his wife Victoria Mary Clarke and family by his side, weeks before his 66th birthday on Christmas Day

“Shane is a legend for the diaspora Irish, he took our music and brought it back to us, he voiced our fear and brought to tears."

Victoria Mary Clarke posted an image on Twitter of her smiling alongside the Irish singer as he lay in a bed dressed in a medical gown