Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and his wife have paid tribute to Sinead O'Connor's "love and friendship" following the singer's death.
Victoria Mary Clarke posted a tweet accompanied by an image of her husband with O'Connor, whom he dueted with for the 1995 track Haunted.
"We don't really have words for this but we want to thank you Sinead," she wrote in the social media post.
"For your love and your friendship and your compassion and your humour and your incredible music."
Ms Clarke also referred to the death of the late Dublin singer's son Shane last year.
"We pray that you are at peace now with your beautiful boy. Love Victoria and Shane," she added.
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Following the death of 17-year-old Shane O'Connor in January 2022, MacGowan wrote in a post: "Sinead you have always been there for me and for so many people, you have been a comfort & a soul who is not afraid to feel the pain of the suffering.
"You have always tried to heal & help. I pray that you can be comforted & find strength, healing & peace in your own sorrow & loss."
Meanwhile, in another post on Wednesday following O'Conner's death, Ms Clarke remembered the 'Thief of your Heart' singer as "incredibly funny".
"She told outrageous jokes at the most inappropriate times and she cracked me up! There will never be anyone even remotely like her," she wrote.
Shane MacGowan is currently in hospital receiving care, and earliest this week Ms Clarke posted an image of her and her husband from his hospital bed and thanked wellwishers.
The 'Haunted' track was originally recorded by The Pogues in 1986 with vocalist Caitlín O'Riordan, before being rerecorded with O'Connor in 1995 to feature on the soundtrack of the film Stolen Hearts.
Their duet reached number 30 in the UK charts.
Following the release of the song, the pair appeared as guests that year on RTÉ's Kenny Live show, with host Pat KennyThe song was inspired by Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his partner Nancy Spungen, whom he had been accused of killing in 1978 before he died of a heroin overdose the following year.
Speaking on the Kenny Live show, O'Connor mused about her own death.
"What are we all doing here, how does the earth hang in space and what’s going to happen to me when I die, is it going to be slow and painful?" she asked.
