THE PUBLIC CAME out in their droves to sign Glen Hansard’s Book of Condolence at The Mansion House in Dublin today, with queues to get in the door this afternoon. One woman in the queue described how she met him when she was a waitress at The Mansion House for a mayoral celebration following the filming of The Committments in 1991. She did not think that she would be back in the same location signing his book of condolences so soon. Syd Keane was Hansard’s friend, and he describes how they met in Whelan’s pub on Camden Street. The Book of Condolence is open in the Mansion House in Dublin from 10am–4pm each day but can also be signed online.