Shane MacGowan ‘left €10,000 behind bar for famous pals at his VIP wake’
Shane MacGowan reportedly left €10,000 behind the bar so his famous pals could enjoy drinks on him at his star-studded VIP wake. The late Pogues wildman – who would have turned 66 on Christmas Day, but was killed by a bout of pneumonia aged 65 in November after months of illness – is said to have put the cash aside as it was one of his dying wishes to fund a final knees-up in his memory. A former drinking buddy of Shane’s told The Independent about how he apparently funded his wake following his funeral on 8 December: “I know the pub they are going to for the meal after – there has already bee...