President Michael D Higgins and A-list movie star Johnny Depp are expected to among mourners at Shane MacGowan's funeral later.
The Pogues singer died last month at the age of 65.
A procession's taking place through Dublin this morning - before the funeral mass in Nenagh, County Tipperary.
Matt Snow went to school with Shane and says although he was a heavy drinker, he wasn't the hellraiser some people thought.
