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Video. Dublin bids farewell to singer-songwriter Glen Hansard

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 95 words · By Nathalie Texier
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What to know about Video. Dublin bids farewell to singer-songwriter Glen Hansard

Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin on Tuesday for the funeral of Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who died last week in a motorcycle crash at age 56.

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What happened

Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin on Tuesday for the funeral of Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who died last week in a motorcycle crash at age 56.

Why it matters

Family, friends and fans were joined by figures including Bono, Steve Coogan, Chris O'Dowd, Hozier and Imelda May, while crowds outside watched the service on large screens in St.

Common ground

Eddie Vedder performed "The Song of Good Hope" with Markéta Irglová, Hansard's former musical and screen partner.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Eddie Vedder performed "The Song of Good Hope" with Markéta Irglová”
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Multiple sources report that Eddie Vedder and Markéta Irglová performed 'The Song of Good Hope' at the funeral.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Drive All Night is an EP by Irish musician Glen Hansard. It was released in December 2013 under Epitaph Records. The title track is a cover of a Bruce Springsteen song, a non-single album track from h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_All_Night_(EP)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glen James Angus Hansard (21 April 1970 – 29 July 2026) was an Irish singer-songwriter and actor. From Ballymun in northern Dublin, he busked from his teens. In 1990, he co-founded the Irish rock band…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Hansard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Auld Triangle" is a song by Dick Shannon, often attributed to Brendan Behan, who made it famous when he included it in his 1954 play The Quare Fellow. He first performed it publicly in 1952 on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Auld_Triangle
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Claim 2: “Family, friends and fans were joined by figures including Bono, Steve Coogan, Chris O'Dowd, Hozier and Imelda May”
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Multiple independent reports list Bono, Steve Coogan, Chris O'Dowd, Hozier, and Eddie Vedder as attendees of the funeral.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Secret Policeman's Ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Policeman's_Ball
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Graham Norton Show is a British comedy chat show broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It was shown on BBC Two from February 2007 to May 2009 and has been on BBC One since October 2009. Pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Graham_Norton_Show…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, such as jokes and other forms of humour. Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers.
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Claim 3: “Glen Hansard... died last week in a motorcycle crash at age 56”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple news sources and a Wikipedia entry stating Glen Hansard died at age 56 in a motorcycle crash in Dublin on July 29, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glen James Angus Hansard (21 April 1970 – 29 July 2026) was an Irish singer-songwriter and actor. From Ballymun in northern Dublin, he busked from his teens. In 1990, he co-founded the Irish rock band…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Hansard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Frames is an Irish rock band based in Dublin. Founded in 1990 by Glen Hansard, the band has been influential in the Dublin rock music scene. The group has released six studio albums. Until Hansard…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frames
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Swell Season was a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swell_Season
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Claim 4: “Hundreds of mourners gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin on Tuesday for the funeral of Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Glen Hansard's funeral took place at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin on a Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lisa O'Neill (born 1982) is an Irish singer-songwriter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_O'Neill_(singer-songwrite…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Auld Triangle" is a song by Dick Shannon, often attributed to Brendan Behan, who made it famous when he included it in his 1954 play The Quare Fellow. He first performed it publicly in 1952 on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Auld_Triangle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glen James Angus Hansard (21 April 1970 – 29 July 2026) was an Irish singer-songwriter and actor. From Ballymun in northern Dublin, he busked from his teens. In 1990, he co-founded the Irish rock band…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Hansard
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Claim 5: “Markéta Irglová, Hansard's former musical and screen partner”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Markéta Irglová was Hansard's musical partner (The Swell Season) and screen partner (the film 'Once').
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Markéta Irglová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarkɛːta ˈɪrɡlovaː]) (born 28 February 1988) is a Czech and Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She starred in the 2007 film Once, which earned …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markéta_Irglová
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Once is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Swell Season was a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swell_Season
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Claim 6: “crowds outside watched the service on large screens in St. Patrick's Park”
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Three separate web sources confirm that crowds watched the service on large screens installed in St. Patrick's Park.
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web search NEUTRAL — As the funeral of Glen Hansard takes place at St Patrick’s Cathedral, large crowds have gathered to pay tribute to the late musician. Those unable to get inside are following the service on television…
https://www.thejournal.ie/glen-hansard-funeral-3-7121376-Aug…
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web search NEUTRAL — Final journey: The remains of Glen Hansard leave St Patrick's Cathedral for Mount Jerome Crematorium. Photograph: Colin Keegan.Thousands of people turned out for Glen Hansard's funeral in Dublin and c…
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/mourners-gathe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Coverage of Glen Hansard’s funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin with musicians, actors and public tributes. Members of the public have gathered at St Patrick’s Park where large screens have bee…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/glen-hansard-funeral-details
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Claim 7: “Glen Hansard [is an] Oscar-winning singer-songwriter”
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Multiple sources confirm Glen Hansard is an Oscar-winning songwriter, specifically for the film 'Once'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Many place-names in Scotland with "glen" derive from the Gaelic gleann ("deep valley"), with some being from the cognates in the Brittonic languages Cumbric and Pictish or from the Gaelic loanword gle…
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web search NEUTRAL — Glen is in east-central Montgomery County, bordered to the north by the Mohawk River / Erie Canal and to the east by Schoharie Creek. The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) crosses the northern pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen,_New_York
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web search NEUTRAL — Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.Glen Hansard was the lead singer of The Frames and an Oscar-winning songwriter. Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ekn9d37qvo
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