A huge number of stars from the world of music poured into St Patrick’s Cathedral to bid farewell to Oscar-winning Hansard. Subscribe to IrishCentralHowever, one moment raised some eyebrows from those in attendance and watching online as Bono began to read out a spoken word version of his own song "Beautiful Day". Bono told those in attendance that Glen was so well-liked, he had thousands of "best friends". Hansard’s younger brother Richard told the service that his brother had a "way of making you feel like you mattered". Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you."