STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Tipperary GAA club, Shannon Rovers, have released a commemorative jersey in honour of the late Shane MacGowan, with the blessing of his family.
MacGowan and his family have a deep connection with the area and the club, with MacGowan's great-grandfather, John Lynch, having the honour of being the first chairman of the club.
As it says on the Shannon Rovers website, "Shane loved hearing stories of John Lynch and his affiliation with Shannon Rovers GAA and was very proud of his connections".
At his recent funeral, which took place in Nenagh recently, among the offertory gifts were a Tipperary flag, a sliotar, and a Shannon Rovers jersey.
Each jersey features an iconic photo of MacGowan and lyrics from 'The Broad Majestic Shannon', which MacGowan composed for The Pogues' third album.
On the back of the jersey is a photo that has been hanging in the Shannon clubhouse - depicting a tin can and an old sliotar - and was inspired by the lyrics of the song.
"I sat for a while by a gap in the wall, found a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball, heard the cards being dealt and the rosary called and a fiddle playing Sean Dún na nGall”, MacGowan sings on the recording.
The jerseys - which come in a choice black, white, and red - can be pre-ordered now, with the men's and women's costing €54, and the children's costing €45.
Shannon Rovers GAA are delighted to launch our limited edition Shane MacGowan commemorative jersey.
— Shannon Rovers GAA (@SRoversGAA) December 25, 2023
We would like to thank the MacGowan family for allowing us to produce such a fantastic tribute to Shane and his work.https://t.co/hwyMIyQwR2#shanemacgowan #thepogues
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
