Nick Cave, Aiden Gillen and Johnny Depp lead tributes to Shane MacGowan at his funeral

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Johnny Depp and Nick Cave are among those who have paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan during his funeral in Ireland.The Irish singer-songwriter and former Pogues frontman died from pneumonia in hospital, aged 65, on November 30.

It came after he had been diagnosed with encephalitis and had been in ill health.Now, to celebrate the life and memory of the musician, fans lined the streets of Dublin for his funeral today (December 8), and famous faces from the entertainment world have arrived at the service.Nick Cave performs 'A Rainy Night in Soho' at the funeral of Shane MacGowan in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, this afternoon. @virginmedianews pic.twitter.com/G17PmNYi1l— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) December 8, 2023The Hothouse Flowers singer Liam O’ Maonlai was among those in attendance for the service, as well as Irish DJ and author BP Fallon and actor Aiden Gillen (Game Of Thrones, Peaky Blinders).It was Father Pat Gilbert who oversaw the ceremony – which took place at a church in Nenagh following a two-hour procession trip from Dublin – and he began the service by declaring it as a “statement of the love and esteem” the singer had during his life.Irish politician Gerry Adams soon delivered the first reading of the service, telling the audience that he was asked by MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke to speak at the service. “My words are gratitude – gratitude for Shane’s genius, for his songs, for his creativity,” he said, adding that the musician “deepened our sense of Irishness and our humanity”.“Your music will live forever, you are the measurer of our dreams,” he said towards the end of the speech.Aiden Gillen also spoke at the service, reading Revelations Chapter 22, verses one to three, while MacGowan’s wife shared.