"The scene has been preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local traffic diversions are currently in place," the spokesperson stated.
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"Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.
Road users who may have relevant camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area at the time are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí."
Musical Legacy
Raised in Ballymun, Hansard began his music career busking on Dublin streets after his school headmaster encouraged his musical talent, according to Newstalk.
He gained national fame acting in the 1991 BAFTA-winning film The Commitments before forming the rock band The Frames in the late 1980s.
Hansard achieved international acclaim starring in the 2007 musical drama Once, winning an Academy Award in 2008 for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly," according to Southeast Radio.
Reflecting on his career, Hansard previously discussed audience reactions during a past performance shift.
"When we released Fake, we got tons of radioplay and found ourselves playing to people in Kylie Minogue t-shirts while our faithful audience were five rows back with their arms folded," he recalled.
The musician noted that the hit track had been written very quickly before gaining widespread popularity across Europe.
"It was one of those tunes I wrote in three minutes and wasn't really into, but everyone I played it to went wild," Hansard said.
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Hansard is survived by his wife, Finnish poet Maire Saaritsa, whom he married around 2022, and their son Christy, born in October 2022.
