Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard, who was also the frontman for Irish rock group The Frames, has died in a motorbike crash in his home city of Dublin.
Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.
Hansard was born in Dublin in 1970 and busked on its streets before landing the role of Outspan Foster in the 1991 film The Commitments.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the single-vehicle crash, which happened on Lower Road in Lucan, west of Dublin.
It was reported to the emergency services shortly before 04:30 local time.
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