Shane MacGowan

2022 - 12 - 7

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Pogues' singer Shane MacGowan in hospital following recent health ... (ITV News)

The Pogues' singer Shane MacGowan has been taken into hospital, according to his wife. | UTV News.

Shane MacGowan: The Pogues and Fairytale of New York singer ... (Edinburgh News)

Shane MacGowan, famous for singing the iconic Christmas song Fairytale of New York, has suffered with a number of health issues recently.

This led to MacGowan being sober “for the first time in years”. Shane MacGown has also suffered with substance abuse, as well as being a heavy drinker being renowned for performing while intoxicated. The singer suffered a dangerous fall last year as he broke his knee and tore ligaments in the joint.

Pogues star Shane MacGowan admitted to hospital (FRANCE 24)

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, best known as the singer of Christmas favourite "Fairytale of New York", has been admitted to hospital, his wife said.

But when the ballad of a skid-row romance was released in 1987, it failed to make it to Christmas number one in the UK charts, missing out to the Pet Shops Boys "Always on My Mind". MacGowan, who rose to fame in the 1980s as the battered and drawling face of The Pogues, was previously admitted to hospital in 2015 after breaking his pelvis that left him using a wheelchair. Dublin (AFP) – The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, best known as the singer of Christmas favourite "Fairytale of New York", has been admitted to hospital, his wife said.

The Pogues' singer Shane MacGowan has been admitted to hospital (Far Out Magazine)

Iconic frontman of The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, has been admitted to hospital amid ongoing issues with mobility following a pelvis injury in 2015.

Meanwhile, MacGowan has kept himself busy creating his first-ever art book, The Eternal Buzz And The Crock Of Gold. Clarke said at the time that the injury left him in bed and off his food for days. The Irish singer has been in and out of medical care for the last few years following a pelvis injury in 2015. Adding to the complications, the singer broke his knee during a fall at home. The singer himself has been open about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which date back to his teenage years. “He wants to get out.” Despite his frustrations, Clarke assured fans that she thinks MacGowan will recover, telling them not to “get too worried” and that she’s “sure he’ll be fine”.

Shane MacGowan's wife reveals health update on singer after The ... (The Irish Sun)

POGUES legend Shane MacGowan's wife has given fans an update after he was rushed to hospital.Victoria May Clarke yesterday asked for "prayers and heal.