MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

**Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:01 pm**

MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team in final

herald.ie
By Fiona Dillon
Saturday September 05 2009

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has dismissed rumours that he had been struck down with swine flu.
The star revealed that he had been fighting off bronchitis and pneumonia. "Luckily they caught it early," he said.
Shane (51) said: "I've been feeling quite poorly so I'm putting my feet up, but I'm a good bit better now."
He revealed that he felt up to seeing his team Tipperary take on Kilkenny in the All-Ireland hurling final.
"I'm going down on Sunday for the match and I'm very much looking forward to it," he said.
His friends feared that he may have caught swine flu when he first fell ill because of his symptoms, but this did not turn out to be the case.

[...]

**Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:30 pm**

Minor stuff like bronchitis and pneumonia - oh that's fine then. Pneumonia often lasts 3-4 weeks. Recovery speed is dependent on the subject stopping smoking. Can't see that happening. :roll:

Swine flu, in my experience, is cured by two days in bed and a packet of lemsips.

**Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:17 am**

I spoke to Shane yesterday. There's fuck all wrong with him.

**Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:02 pm**

'Hurl' in Aussie slang means to vomit. I'm guessing that the hurling mentioned here is something different...?

**Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:29 pm**

jennylois wrote:'Hurl' in Aussie slang means to vomit. I'm guessing that the hurling mentioned here is something different...?

Eh....Hurling, traditional Irish game......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling

**Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:45 pm**

LOL !!!

**Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:05 pm**

Noel Kenny wrote:I spoke to Shane yesterday. There's fuck all wrong with him.

hear the rebel's voice ois calloin', oi shall noit doie thoiugh ye bury me !

**Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:58 pm**

IrishRover wrote:
Noel Kenny wrote:I spoke to Shane yesterday. There's fuck all wrong with him.

hear the rebel's voice ois calloin', oi shall noit doie thoiugh ye bury me !

God, are you still here?

Er, hello then.

**Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:41 pm**

nboldock wrote:God, are you still here?
Er, hello then.

oif ye refer to me, sadly and groimly oim stoill there..
greetoings.

**Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:25 am**

moose wrote:
jennylois wrote:'Hurl' in Aussie slang means to vomit. I'm guessing that the hurling mentioned here is something different...?

Eh....Hurling, traditional Irish game......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling

Yes I know, but my imagination is conjuring up images far more funny.

IrishRover wrote:oif ye refer to me, sadly and groimly oim stoill there..
greetoings.

Yes OIrish, sadly you are still there, but I'm glad you're still here.

MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Re: MacGowan laughs off swine flu to cheer his Tipperary team

Who is online