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The Oscar-winning musician was laid to rest on Tuesday at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin

The Oscar-winning musician was laid to rest on Tuesday at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin

Hundreds of mourners, including Irish musicians and entertainers, filled a Dublin cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who died in a motorcycle crash last week aged 56.

Irish musicians and entertainers were among mourners who packed into a Dublin cathedral for the funeral of Glen Hansard, the Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter killed last week in a motorcycle crash, aged 56

Bono, Eddie Vedder among mourners at the funeral of Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard  AP News

Two large television screens and a sound system have been installed in the adjoining St Patrick’s Park.

Funeral for Oscar-winning singer & songwriter Glen Hansard to be held in Dublin | ITV News  ITVX

The 56-year-old, who shot to prominence in 1991 musical comedy film The Commitments, died in a motorcycle crash last week.

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