Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish musician, dies in motorcycle crash at 56

The Irish Times—Hansard had just left a traditional Irish music session celebrating a Gaelic football win when the crash occurred, a detail that has shaped how Dublin is processing the loss as much of the city turns out to mourn him. He won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'Falling Slowly' from the film 'Once' — the achievement most obituaries lead with. Tributes have focused on his decades in Dublin's traditional and busking music scenes as much as his Hollywood recognition. He was 56.

• The Irish Times — Dublin mourns musician Glen Hansard
• The Irish Times — Crash came after a trad session at Lucan's Wren's Nest pub marking Mayo's All-Ireland win … won with Markéta Irglová
• PBS NewsHour — Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for 'Once,' dies in motorcycle crash
• Associated Press — Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish musician, killed in motorcycle crash at 56