Jay Boland

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469 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 29 Jul

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Liveline · Death of Glen Hansard · 29 Jul 2026 podcast

I don't know the last time I saw him, but I think it was probably in on a, I think we were all doing the Late Late Show or something together one night, you know.

And then just to have that little moment when we were remembering another great Irishman, Monaghan McGann, we were all there together in this sacred place and having this, that is to me now, it's a moment that I'll treasure as a sacred moment, you know.

moving in one of those moments in life that you will never forget.

And little Christy, who was, you know, three years old, I think he's going to be four in October, just giving that leaf to me and putting it into my hand.

And Glen just being just this most gorgeous dad in that moment, saying, oh, look, he's giving you a little present.

I just took it with gratitude and we all smiled and hugged and carried on with our day.

I am, yes, and many of us are feeling that loss today.

As other people have said, the shock

He was so full of life and ideas and enthusiasm and full of engaging with people that the shock of that no longer being accessible to us is just heartbreaking today.

We're definitely all in shock.

And I was very fortunate to have met him a couple of times over the years.

He's been doing our busk since 2010, which started as...

wanting to bring Christmas cheer to people on the streets, but linking that to the issue of homelessness and raising awareness of homelessness.

So he's been doing that 15, 16 years now and really added to everything that was done.

And I think he very much accomplished that spreading Christmas cheer, bringing people together, raising the topic and the issue of homelessness

Even during COVID, he didn't stand back and said there's nothing to be done.

He used his own creativity and bringing people together and did the busk in St.

Patrick's Cathedral.

So he was tireless and he was a tireless advocate for us.

And he definitely raised funds over the years.

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