Following in his family's footsteps, Shane is known for being short on both temper and intelligence.
He finally gets it together with the love of his life in Series 5, as well as getting into even more mischief with brother Mickey.
During Series 6 he suffers a stroke which means arguments between girlfriend Kelly and mum Mimi over who looks after him best.
With more shenanigans and escapades in Series 7 - this time involving wedding scams - it isn't long before Shane starts to think about a wedding of his own.
Discovering Kelly and father Paddy's little secret nearly puts a spanner in the works but Shane chooses to forgive and forget and make Kelly his bride.
Series 8 sees Shane and Kelly setting up a new Maguire Security business in local schools, which Jamie doesn't seem too happy about...
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