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Irish president leads tributes to Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard
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The coverage of Glen Hansard's death broadly agrees on the facts of the incident, with all outlets reporting his death in a motorcycle crash in Dublin. However, there is some variation in the framing, with GB News providing slightly more detail about the timing of the crash. The tone across the outlets is generally neutral, with no notable divergence in sentiment or emphasis between centre and right-leaning outlets, as there are no left-leaning outlets represented in the coverage.
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Evening Standard
Irish president leads tributes to Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard
Hansard, 56, appeared in The Commitments, was the frontman for the Irish band The Frames and was part of various protests over the years.
29 Jul, 18:43
The Guardian
Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash
Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once
Glen Hansard, the Irish folk-rock musician and actor who fronted the band the Frames and had Oscar-winning success with the 2007 film Once, has died aged 56.
He died in a motorcycle crash in Lucan on the outskirts of Dublin, early on Wednesday morning. Without naming him, Irish police said he was treated at the scene fo…
29 Jul, 11:55
BBC News
Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash
Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.
29 Jul, 11:27
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Metro
Oscar-winning Once star Glen Hansard dies in crash aged 56
Glen Hansard won an Oscar for his song Falling Slowly in the film Once.
29 Jul, 11:03
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GB News
Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard dies following early-hours motorbike crash
Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash in the early hours of Wednesday morning, sources have said.
The Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter was killed in the single-vehicle crash near Strawberry Beds.
Gardi and emergency services were called to R109 Lower Road, between Tinkers Hill and Rugged Lane, at 4.30am.
He was the frontman for the Irish band The Frames, featured in the …
29 Jul, 11:15