Maire Saaritsa
IrelandpoetFemale5.1Global Dominance: 0.02%Maire Saaritsa is a Finnish poet and the wife of musician Glen Hansard, with whom she shares a family and often spends winters in Helsinki.
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Maire Saaritsa, Glen Hansard's wife, struggled to stand during the ceremony as she mourned her husband.
Müzik dünyası en acı günde buluştu... Kocasının cenazesinde de böyle yapmıştı... Genç yaşta ölen ünlü müzisyeni gülerek uğurladı
Turkey· 2026-08-05
Maire Saaritsa thanked the gardaí and emergency services for their kindness after her husband’s death.
A wicker coffin, a grieving widow and a son too young to be there – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-08-04
Maire Saaritsa, wife of Glen Hansard, thanked the first responders at his funeral.
Glen Hansard’s ‘life, talent, generosity and kindness’ remembered at funeral – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-08-04
Maire Saaritsa is Glen Hansard's wife.
Public wake for Glen Hansard to take place next week ahead of funeral – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-31
Hansard is survived by his partner, Finnish poet Maire Saaritsa, and their son, Christy, who was born in 2022.
Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning 'Once' and 'Falling Slowly' singer, dead at 56
United States· 2026-07-29
Maire Saaritsa is Glen Hansard's wife, a Finnish poet with whom he has a son.
Glen Hansard proved time and again that he could change hearts and minds – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-29
Maire Saaritsa is the wife of Glen Hansard.
Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish musician for Once, dies in motorcycle crash at 56
Canada· 2026-07-29
Hansard is survived by his wife, poet Maire Saaritsa, and his son.
A life and music career in pictures – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-29Glen Hansard's wife, poet Maire Saaritsa, is from Helsinki.
Oscar-winning musician and actor Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorbike crash – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-29Maire Saaritsa is a Finnish poet and the wife of Glen Hansard.
‘Funny as it sounds with all the success, the money is not something that you just have’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-02
