Esther McCarthy: 'It was never just a gig with Hansard, it was a chance to share, to inspire, to entertain'

I have my phone turned off this morning, so I hear the news a bit late. 

I'm swimming in The Warren in West Cork, my son part of a group doing a surf lesson. I'm in the area because I went to a gig in DeBarra's in nearby Clonakilty on Tuesday evening, the wonderful Aoife O'Donovan singing Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska. 

You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in

Save €40 on an Annual Subscription.​

Continue reading within unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber benefits.

Subscribe now

Cancel anytime

Read

Listen

Watch

Play

more glen hansard articles

Colm Mac Con Iomaire shares 'special' moment from inside Glen Hansard's wake 

Colin Sheridan: Death makes liars of us all — canonising Glen Hansard denies his humanity

Tom Dunne: Patti Smith voice note stopped the clocks at Glen Hansard's funeral

More in this section

Jack Talty: Cauldron of grief inspired album by UCC music lecturer 

Niall Horan's 3Arena gigs: Travel disruptions, setlist and ticket availability 

Entertaining dramas to hard-hitting documentaries: 15 to see at Cork Film Festival  



Hozier and Jessie Buckley share preview of their cover of Fairytale of New York

READ NOW