Irish musician Glen Hansard passed away on July 29, 2026, at the age of just 56.
Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle accident near Dublin on July 29, 2026. He had previously been honored by the Irish postal service on an official stamp issued on March 24, 2022 (Mi. 2433, featuring Markéta Irglová). An article on this subject can be found in *Musikus* 151 (June 2022). At the funeral service, Bono of U2 bade farewell to Glen Hansard with a new rendition of “Beautiful Day.”