Plans for retired dancer to return from Monaco for run at post revealed during mansion dispute in court
After finding fame and fortune in Riverdance and other stage shows, Michael Flatley is to seek a new role: president of Ireland.
The Irish American dancer and impresario planned to move back from Monaco to Ireland and would seek nomination in the upcoming election, a Dublin court heard on Friday.
An affidavit submitted during a high court case in relation to a legal dispute over renovations at Flatley’s mansion said the 67-year-old was “to seek nominations to run for president of Ireland”.
An election for the largely ceremonial post must take place in the 60 days before 11 November, when Michael D Higgins steps down after two terms, totalling 14 years.
