Thousands attend Glen Hansards Dublin funeral as tributes and Dylan cover mark service

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Thousands gathered in Dublin on Tuesday for the funeral of Irish musician Glen Hansard, held at St Patrick’s Cathedral in the city center. The service, open to the public but with limited seating, drew mourners who filled the cathedral and adjacent St Patrick’s Park, where screens and speakers broadcast the proceedings. Over 40,000 people watched the service online.

The Very Rev. William Morton described the ceremony as “in thanksgiving for and in celebration” of Hansard’s “life, talent, generosity and kindness.” Tributes came from public figures including Bono, Damien Dempsey, Eddie Vedder, and Hansard’s *Once* co-star and former partner Markéta Irglová, as well as his brothers and wife, Maire Saaritsa. A closing ensemble performance of Bob Dylan’s *Forever Young*, led by Liam Ó Maonlaí and featuring Bono, The Edge, Damien Rice, and others, accompanied the procession of Hansard’s coffin from the cathedral. A clip of the performance amassed over 60,000 views on X within hours, with journalist Ian Willoughby calling it “impossible to watch this with a dry eye” .

Crowds lined Patrick Street to applaud the horse-drawn hearse as it departed for a private cremation at Mount Jerome Cemetery in Harold’s Cross, with rolling road closures in place. An impromptu rendition of *The Auld Triangle*, featuring Imelda May, followed the service as mourners dispersed. On Monday, a public wake was held at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, where queues formed to pay respects.

Hansard, the frontman of The Frames and an Oscar-winning musician, died at 56 in a road crash at the Strawberry Beds in west Dublin in the early hours of July 29. His wife, Maire Saaritsa, addressed mourners, noting their son Christy was too young to attend . The full service remains available online, with organizers providing a 15-minute recording of the *Forever Young* performance .

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