'A rare gift'

The Very Rev Dr William Morton speaks of the late singer's kindness and compassion. "He delighted in encouraging others, he responded quietly to human need," he says. He adds that Hansard had a rare gift of helping others to be seen and heard. "There was a gentleness about him that drew people towards him." He said despite his fame and success, Hansard never lost touch with where he came from. "Year after year he returned to Grafton Street on Christmas Eve busking to rai