{"id":39678,"date":"2023-04-14T14:18:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=39678"},"modified":"2023-04-14T14:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T18:44:20","slug":"the-script-guitarist-mark-sheehan-dead-at-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/the-script-guitarist-mark-sheehan-dead-at-46\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Script&#8217; guitarist Mark Sheehan dead at 46"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mark Sheehan, the co-founder and guitarist of Irish rock band The Script, has died in hospital after a brief illness, the band announced Friday. He was 46 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Much loved husband, father, brother, band mate and friend Mark Sheehan passed away today in hospital after a brief illness,&#8221; the band said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The family and group ask fans to respect their privacy at this tragic time,&#8221; it added. 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