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2nd January 2017
09:07am GMT

Mrs McGowan, who is survived by her husband Maurice, has been taken to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem is due to be carried out.
Shane, who turned 59 on Christmas Day, credits his mother, a keen singer and dancer in her youth, for inspiring in him his love of Irish music.
The Fairytale of New York star, who lives in Dublin with his partner, journalist Victoria Mary Clark, has not released a statement on his family's loss.
A neighbour told the Irish Mirror: “It’s such a tragedy given the time of year.
“She was a lady and it’s going to be tough for the family."
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