{"id":611982,"date":"2026-07-30T16:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/611982\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:56:14","slug":"one-of-our-own-a-queue-out-the-door-in-dublin-to-sign-glen-hansards-book-of-condolence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/611982\/","title":{"rendered":"‘One of our own’: A queue out the door in Dublin to sign Glen Hansard’s Book of Condolence"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE PUBLIC CAME out in their droves to sign Glen Hansard\u2019s Book of Condolence at The Mansion House in Dublin today, with queues to get in the door this afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A sombre feeling hung in the air as people recalled stories of their experiences with the singer-songwriter who died yesterday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One woman in the queue described how she met him when she was a waitress at The Mansion House for a mayoral celebration following the filming of The Committments in 1991. She did not think that she would be back in the same location signing his book of condolences so soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was clear that people far and wide were shocked by the news, and that his impact stretched farther than Dublin alone, as attendees today hailed from various corners of the world including Australia, America and England.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dublin natives expressed how they felt there was a gloomy feel to the city today following the tragic news, noting Temple Bar and Grafton Street as areas that were sitting in melancholy given Hansard\u2019s renowned busking work in these locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One man said he worked with The Frames, which Hansard fronted, as he described him as \u201cquiet and humble \u2013 he would do anything for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another woman who knew Hansard personally said she was struck by his generosity, particularly towards the homeless community.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t pass a person on the street; if he did, he would feel guilty and go back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another person described how the busking events he organised in aid of homeless communities would be an annual event her and her family attended, as she hopes that it will continue as a memorial occasion in his honour going forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Some people were too upset to speak as they queued for the book of condolences, as one man came out of the room shaking his head as he said continuously, \u201cmy hero, my hero.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Syd Keane was Hansard\u2019s friend, and he describes how they met in Whelan\u2019s pub on Camden Street. Keane lives nearby and was a regular to the place. He said Glen walked up to him one day and asked could he sit beside him as he had seen him there on many occasions \u2013 and that\u2019s how the two became acquainted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were so many people who used to ask me would I get his autograph for them \u2013 and I used to say he\u2019s right there! Just walk over to him \u2013 he\u2019s as friendly as anybody \u2013 he would talk to anybody,\u201d he exclaimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n Hansard performing on stage in London in May. Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n

Alamy Stock Photo\n<\/p>\n

Keane said that despite Hansard\u2019s wide circle, he always said to him: \u201cI\u2019ll always be your friend \u2013 I hope you\u2019ll always be my friend.\u201d He shrugged now as he is coming to terms with the sudden loss of his good pal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The lord mayor of Dublin Daryl Barron also paid tribute to the musician and actor, describing him as a trailblazer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA true Dub \u2013 one of our own.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Book of Condolence is open in the Mansion House in Dublin from 10am\u20134pm each day but can also be signed online<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE PUBLIC CAME out in their droves to sign Glen Hansard\u2019s Book of Condolence at The Mansion House…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[75],"tags":[258251,18,117,258252,129992,19,17,5615,258253,257781],"class_list":["post-611982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-book-of-condolences","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-farewell-glen","tag-glen-hansard","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-rip","tag-the-committments","tag-the-frames"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117009985997856466","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}