A group of musicians gathered around Dublin City centre to play a busking session in honour of the late Glen Hansard.
This group of musicians assembled around the statue of the late Luke Kelly near Grafton Street to sing songs made by Hansard, including his Oscar winning track, Falling Slowly.
A crowd of people gathered for this special event, near the Gaiety Theatre, a place where Hansard also held his traditional Christmas Eve charity busk. The busk was organised by a musician called, Jamie Harrington, who hails from the same Ballymun suburb where Glen Hansard grew up.
Speaking to RTÉ, Mr Harrington said that one of musicians taking part in the busk was play a guitar that was given to him by Hansard as he did not have one of his own.
"I organised this today because I wanted to give people who are also fans of Glen a chance to gather and be together with other people who are also sad," Mr Harrington told the national broadcaster.
"You know, it's a really, really sad time. Glen was a legend to many of us. He was a friend to me, and I was very lucky to have Glen as a friend and as someone I could rely on and depend on when things needed to be done.
"And, you know, from talking to people here today, Glen has touched so many people’s lives by never even meeting them. His music resonates with people all over the world", he added. "But he’s just a kid from Ballymun at the end of the day - Ballymun to the world".
This comes after Glen Hansard sadly died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin earlier this week. He was 56 years old.
Following his death, tributes were paid to the musician, including Taoiseach Micheál Martin, musician Ed Sheeran and Shane MacGowan's wife, Victoria Mary Clarke. Check these out here.
Yesterday, a book of condolences was opened at Dublin's Mansion House, allowing fans to pay their respects to Hansard. More on this here.
