Pogues plan St Patrick's Day 'farewell' gig

Irish rockers The Pogues are to celebrate St Patrick's Day this week with a "farewell" concert in New York.

The band, fronted by Shane MacGowan, announced last year they plan to quit touring because they are tired of life on the road.

They played a handful of shows in December and this week they will perform a three-night residency dubbed A Parting Shot at Manhattan's Terminal 5 venue.

The final gig will take place on Thursday, St Patrick's Day.

But it won't be the last chapter in the band's story - they have promised to occasionally dust off their instruments to play at "festivals here and there".