Glen Hansard funeral: A wicker coffin, a grieving widow and a son too young to be there
The service for the Ballymun musician felt more like a party where he was the only one missing from the celebrations
Markéta Irglová
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Public wake for Glen Hansard to take place next week ahead of funeral
Swell Season collaborator Markéta Irglová shares condolences with Glen Hansard’s family: ‘May his light shine on’
Glen Hansard obituary: Musician who went from busking in Dublin to world’s biggest stages
Singer-songwriter and activist found fame with The Frames and The Commitments and won an Oscar for best song
Glen Hansard was a leader, an indomitable force and a natural disruptor
The Ballymun man’s sudden death has been deeply felt throughout the Irish music and arts community
Glen Hansard the film star was at the centre of two key moments in Irish cinema
His best-song Oscar win with Markéta Irglová in 2008 alerted the world that the country’s screen industry was on the march
Oscars 2026: All of Ireland’s Academy Award wins, including two doubles and a triple
If Jessie Buckley wins the leading-actress award for Hamnet this weekend, she’ll join an illustrious group of Irish winners
Glen Hansard: ‘Funny as it sounds with all the success, the money is not something that you just have’
The Frames and Swell Season frontman on giving back, speeding up and changing tack
New Irish albums reviewed: Sons of Southern Ulster, Poor Creature, Darragh Morgan, The Swell Season and California Irish
July 2025 releases include Through the Bridewell Gate, All Smiles Tonight, Forward and more
The Swell Season in Dublin review: Not a dry eye on the balcony for Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
NCH show is a chance for Hansard and Irglová to remember old times and reclaim lost ground
Emer Feely’s death leaves ‘legacy and a void’, Tony Holohan tells funeral
Chief medical officer says his wife was ‘loving, caring, warm, witty and sunny person’
The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order
Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises
Glen Hansard: This Wild Willing review – Expressive, risky, resolute and often achingly beautiful
Anyone hoping for a rehashed 2019 version of Falling Slowly will be profoundly disappointed
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo: Sing Street, Sundance... now back to school
He wowed Sundance and impressed at Audi Dublin International Film Festival – the teenage musician and actor is perfectly cast as director John Carney’s movie alter-ego
And the Oscar goes to . . . Ireland
This year Ireland received a record number of nominations for the Oscars. Irish Times Data examines Ireland’s association with the world’s most famous statuette
‘Once’ brings it all back home | Musical review
The hit stage version of the cult film takes on new life in the city where it is set
Ireland’s intimate association with the Oscars’ statuette
Irish involvement in Academy Awards stems from Dubliner who designed the statuette
John Carney goes urban musical Once more
‘Once’ director John Carney’s new film has been dubbed ’Twice’ as it is about a couple making music around a city, this time New York, but he says it is part of a portfolio
‘Once’ takes two Laurence Olivier awards
West End adaptation of film scored by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova triumphs
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