Glen Hansard dies following road crash in Dublin

Glen Hansard has died following a road crash in Dublin

The 56 year was the lead singer of The Frames and had a solo career in more recent years.

He died in the early hours of this morning following a motorcycle crash in Lucan.

Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the collision on the R109 Lower Road, between Tinkers Hill and Rugged Lane, at 4.30am.

Primarily a musician, he also acted and wrote music for film; he appeared in the BAFTA-winning film The Commitments (1991) and starred in the Irish music drama Once (2007) which earned him a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Falling Slowly” with co-writer and co-star Markéta Irglová. The film was later adapted into a musical theatre production.