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In Pictures: Dublin Mourns as Glen Hansard Wake Gets Underway
Hundreds queued to pay respects as friends and family prepare a public funeral service, with donations requested for homeless and aid charities.
- On Monday, hundreds of mourners gathered at the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin to pay respects to Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard during a public wake held between 11am and 4pm.
- Hansard, 56, died in a motorcycle crash in the Strawberry Beds area of west Dublin in the early hours of Wednesday, July 29, 2026, hours after performing at The Wren's Nest pub while traveling home to Celbridge.
- The frontman of Irish band The Frames co-wrote the Oscar-winning song 'Falling Slowly' with Czech musician Markéta Irglová for the 2007 film Once and released five solo albums including All That Was East Is West of Me Now in 2023.
- Hansard's funeral takes place Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 1.30pm at St Patrick's Cathedral, with officials restricting capacity due to anticipated high attendance and providing a public address system outside plus online streaming.
- Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen were among prominent figures paying tribute, with Springsteen calling Hansard "a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man," while the family requested donations to the Simon Community and Ukrainian Action.
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The music world is going through a sad time. A two-day farewell to singer-songwriter Glen Hansard is taking place in Dublin, Ireland. He tragically died in a motorcycle accident last Wednesday at the age of 56. The main funeral service will begin today at 1:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. CEST) at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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