‘You inspired me and so many others’: NI tributes pour in for Glen Hansard, recalling singer’s ‘brilliance, decency and goodness’

Oscar-winning Dublin musician was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday morning

The 56-year-old Irish singer-songwriter and activist died yesterday in a motorcycle crash.

Finneas, Cat Power, Rachel Zegler, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Warren Ellis remember the Irish musician who died Wednesday

Tributes have poured in from across the world for the Irish musician and activist, who died in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday morning.

Chris O'Dowd shared a heartbreaking tribute to his darling friend Glen Hansard, who died following a road traffic collision in Co. Dublin on Wednesday

Fans of Glen Hansard have been making their way to Grafton Street in Dublin, an area synonymous with the late musician

Glen Hansard, the beloved Irish musician who had a special connection to Chicago, died early Wednesday morning in Dublin following a motorcycle accident. Hansard was killed in a single-vehicle crash in his home city of Dublin, according to the BBC. He was 56. ATC management, which represented Hansard, posted to Faceboo

The world is mourning the too-soon death of this Irish musician and actor.

Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Academy Award for the 2007 film 'Once,' died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

Glen Hansard, the Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter behind "Falling Slowly" and star of "Once," died at 56 in a motorcycle crash in Dublin.

Glen Hansard, lead singer for the Irish alt-rock band The Frames, has died in a motorcycle crash. He was 56. He was best known for starring in "Once."

2 min readDublinUpdated: Jul 29, 2026 07:16 PM IST Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday. (Photo: AP)Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Academy Award for the 2007 film “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management

The solo star and leader of the Irish group the Frames was killed in the accident near his home in Dublin.

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early on Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

Glen Hansard's family, wife Maire Saaritsa, son, personal life and fatherhood after the Oscar-winning Irish singer died in a motorcycle crash.

Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once Glen Hansard, the Irish folk-rock musician and actor who fronted the band the Frames and had Oscar-winning success with the 2007 film Once, has died aged 56. He died in a motorcycle crash in Lucan on the outskirts of Dubl