‘It meant so much to him’: Shane MacGowan’s wife on the hunt for his missing Easter Rising rifle

The gun was given to MacGowan as a 60th birthday present by Glen Hansard. Picture: Gie Knaeps/Getty

Ok hands up – who’s nicked Shane MacGowan’s gun? 

MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke is not happy and she wants it back now, sparking a widespread search after tweeting: “Shane’s 1916 rifle has gone missing, most likely been stolen.”