he singer was laid to rest on Friday 8th December following a procession through Dublin city that morning.
The funeral, which turned into a celebration of Shane’s life and accomplishments featured an uplifting performance of Fairytale of New York while whoops, hollers, and cheers echoed around the church in Nenagh as loved ones sent The Pogues star on his way.
Many stars were among the attendees including actors Johnny Depp and Aidan Gillen, President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, Nick Cave, and former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams.
Good pal Imelda May who was also in attendance shared how she “cried, laughed, reminisced and gave thanks” to her old friend in a send-off like no other.
“It’s so hard to lose a giant amongst us who has influenced and changed the world,” she began in a heartfelt Instagram post.
“So hard and soon after Jeff, Christy, Sinead. All icons. It’s a universal and personal mourning… and rightly so. Shanes funeral was filled with love as he was. The friendships are real, the support is solid.
“His brilliance attracted incredible people on his journey from nurses, to cab drivers to artists. He was an irresistible magnet to us all. Glen Hansard did an incredible job herding us and pulling together something fittingly extraordinary for Shane. For which I was humbled to sing with Declan O’Rourke.”