A PUBLIC WAKE will be held for Glen Hansard later today ahead of his funeral in Dublin\u2019s St Patrick\u2019s Cathedral tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Hansard was killed in a road crash at the Strawberry Beds near Lucan in West Dublin in the early hours of Wednesday, 29 July. He was 56.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was an Oscar-winning songwriter and lead singer with Dublin band The Frames.<\/p>\n
Hansard was married to the Finnish poet Maire Saarista, with whom he had a young son.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A public wake will be held today in the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin between 11am and 4pm.<\/p>\n
His funeral will then take place tomorrow at 1.30pm in St Patrick\u2019s Cathedral.<\/p>\n
The funeral service will be open to the public, but access will be \u201cextremely\u201d limited due to the number of people expected to attend. The service will also be livestreamed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Music at the funeral will be provided by Hansard\u2019s friends and family.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hansard\u2019s death led to an outpouring of tributes, ranging from figures like Billie Eilish to Barack Obama.<\/p>\n
Billie Eilish said she \u201cwouldn\u2019t be who I am today without Glen\u201d, while Obama described Hansard as a \u201cgreat musician\u201d.<\/p>\n
Bono also released a lengthy tribute to Hansard, calling him \u201cotherworldly\u201d and \u201ca smiling rascal if you needed him to be\u201d, while Damien Dempsey described<\/a>\u00a0him as \u201cthe most powerful passionate performer I ever shared a stage with\u201d.<\/p>\n