Rock’s rebels turn out for MacGowan’s 60th

A raucous atmosphere filled the National Concert Hall last night as some of rock ‘n roll’s greatest rebels gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan.

The shock death of Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries earlier in the evening was emotionally acknowledged, with host John Kelly dedicating a performance of the ‘Broad Majestic Shannon’, by Cerys Matthews, to the late Limerick native.

But the tone was otherwise exuberant, if not rowdy.