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Fresh heartache for Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clark as her 'kind and witty' father passes away unexpectedly  - just 15-months after death of The Pogues star


The Irish journalist, 58, took to X with the heartbreaking news and announce she was 'struggling to process' his shock death.

Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clark has announced the death of her beloved father Dave, just 15-months after the passing of The Pogues singer. Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clark has announced the death of her beloved father Dave, just 15-months after the passing of The Pogues singer The singer was battling viral encephalitis – a life-threatening condition that leads to brain swelling - and had been in and out of Dublin's St Vincent's Hospital for months.

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