Dáil clerk job up for grabs with a salary of just under €250,000
Overheard: Tourism bosses see upside of Norman invasion and Michael Flatley lets flute do the talking amid Áras speculation
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‘Don’t underestimate this guy’: Who is Gareth Sheridan, the pharma millionaire running for president?
Businessman founded Nutriband while studying for a degree – now it’s listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange
Gareth Sheridan’s presidential nomination is by no means certain
From Michael Flatley to 35-year-old pharma CEO Gareth Sheridan, councillors’ goodwill is the best route to the Áras
Michael Flatley says rare great white shark jaws were a ‘gift’
Presidential hopeful responds to claims he sparked trade rush for endangered species
Miriam Lord’s Dáil end-of-term awards: from cute hoors to rookie errors and good operators
Big Jim is best in class, although sluggish start means new intake of TDs are yet to get much of a look-in - and as for Tipperary’s kingmaker...
Michael Flatley intends to make presidential bid, his barrister confirms
Dancer to move back to Ireland shortly and plans to run in presidential election this autumn
Presidential race: Party ‘open to meeting’ Tony Holohan and Michael Flatley on nominations
Mary Hanafin says it would be ‘insult’ to presidency if FF does not run candidate
‘Somebody has to speak for the Irish people’: Michael Flatley ‘seriously’ considering presidential bid
Businessman has assembled team of advisers and has had contact with ‘some very weighted individuals’
Michael Flatley refused access to documents in row over legal fees and receiver costs
Lord of the Dance star disputing €1.4m costs bill over alleged default on loan secured against Castlehyde mansion in Cork
Michael Flatley being portrayed as a villain rather than a victim, court told
Parties being sued by Riverdance star have sought €2.8 million security for costs
Michael Flatley says request to put up €2.8m as security for costs is an attempt to embarrass him
Parties being sued by Riverdance star have sought that the amount be lodged in court in advance of hearing
Guests sang Donald Trump’s signature tune at the US ambassador’s bash until embarrassment got the better of them
Michael Flatley toots a flute for Irish-US relations; Micheál Martin gets plonked in front of a harp in Japan
Michael Flatley: The deal that let the dancer keep his Castlehyde mansion
Lord of the Dance star's Castlehyde mansion saga may be the greatest show of his life
Security for costs application against Michael Flatley is attempt to ‘embarrass’ him, court hears
Mr Flatley’s action against a contractor and insurance underwriters over works at his Castlehyde mansion is due to heard in July
More than 950 Irish exporters face Trump tariffs
Seen & Heard: Flatley and McGregor, housing bottlenecks, and Fine Gael support slips
Fresh row emerges over legal costs in case over Michael Flatley mansion
Mr Flatley earlier this month paid off a €6.9 million loan at the centre of the High Court dispute
Michael Flatley hails victory in keeping mansion from receivers
Case centred on loan made to Mr Flatley’s Blackbird Film Productions Ltd by Novellus Finance Ltd
Michael Flatley pays off €6.9 million loan at centre of dispute over Castlehyde mansion, court told
Original loan was made to Mr Flatley’s Blackbird Film Productions by Novellus Finance
Michael Flatley given more time to repay loan at centre of Castlehyde dispute
Mr Justice Mark Sanfey had given the Lord of Dance star until 2pm on Monday to redeem the loan
Michael Flatley to pay off multimillion euro loan at centre of Castlehyde dispute
Original loan was made to Mr Flatley’s Blackbird Film Productions by Novellus Finance
Michael Flatley’s lawyers claim neighbour has agreed deal for Castlehyde mansion
Mr Flatley and his Blackbird Film Productions seek extended injunction to restrain receiver from taking further steps in relation to Castlehyde
Michael Flatley loses appeal attempt over arbitration in dispute over Cork mansion
The Court of Appeal dismissed the entertainer’s bid to appeal part of High Court decision over case involving former insurer
Michael Flatley prepared to pay off full €5.6m loan at centre of row over Cork mansion
Dispute remains over redemption figure, with Novellus claiming almost €1m more than Riverdance star says is due
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Michael Flatley’s Castlehyde mansion does not have adequate insurance cover, receiver claims
Flatley denies the claim and says he increased cover on Co Cork mansion from €4m to €8m on Tuesday of this week
Commercial Court to be asked to hear Michael Flatley’s injunction application over Cork home
High Court told an application will be made next week to admit the matter to the fast-track commercial division
Michael Flatley granted injunction restraining receiver from taking steps in relation to star’s Cork mansion
Receiver appointed over Castlehyde home of dancer earlier this week, High Court hears
‘The joyful atmosphere is the same’: The Uyghur teacher bringing Irish dancing to Xinjiang
Inspired by Riverdance, Yusupjan Kiyum set up an Irish dancing school whose members perform at sold-out venues across the region
Miriam Lord’s Week: Chambers puts his foot in it, while the Lord of the Dance makes Leinster House cameo
Michael Flatley’s famous Feet of Flames should not to be confused with that long running Dáil Éireann production: Pants on Fire
Riverdance composer Bill Whelan: ‘I think we forget how important ritual is, and we’re losing it’
Composer, arranger and performer on Riverdance’s effect on Ireland, contemporary trad music, AI and facing down eternity
Michael Flatley fights insurer’s bid to move court case to arbitration
Michael Flatley is suing several parties over alleged damage to his mansion in Co Cork
Michael Flatley on his new whiskey: ‘named after my father and my father’s father and his father before him’
The former Riverdance maestro created the five-year-old whiskey with hugely experienced master blender Noel Sweeney
Michael Flatley launches new Irish whiskey brand
It is expected the whiskey will be launched in the United States later this summer, with a worldwide launch in 2025
Planned Freedom of Cork recipient ‘stunned’ at award
Mary Crilly to be honoured for 40 years helping survivors of sexual and domestic abuse
Irish dancing? It’s all about one-upmanship, says Jean Butler
TV review: ‘Steps Of Freedom: The Story Of Irish Dance’ chronicles the Riverdance effect
‘It’s bowled me over how Irish people look after each other. And they work bloody hard’
New to the Parish: Charlene Mathieson, who is from England, moved to Ireland in 2019
TV View: Olympic feat of staying up late watching Tokyo games
Mary Hannigan: From dressage to diving to Taekwondo to loopy, roundy, kicky things
Riverdance the movie: Pierce Brosnan and Brendan Gleeson hoof it up on a screen near you
Michael Flatley becomes an impressively antlered elk in a new animated film based on the hit show
Game, Set, Mismatch – Frank McNally on journalism’s favourite word, Billy Brennan revisited, and a tale of two Zoom events
An Irishman’s Diary
Chinese vase valued €800 sells for €1.2m at Irish auction
Celadon jade vase from Qing dynasty sets Irish record for item sold at public art auction
Michael Flatley’s house clear-out: from Hannibal Lecter mask for €85,000 to ‘gorgeous cushions’ for €190
The dancer’s taste is eclectic if nothing else, judging by the sale of items from his Co Cork estate
Michael Flatley's Hannibal Lecter mask among sale of Castlehyde contents
Contents sale of Lord of the Dance's Fermoy estate to offer 700 lots including film mask guiding €80,000-€120,000
TV View: In RTÉ’s Eurovisiony studio, it was Ireland nul points
We wouldn’t have blinked if Michael Flatley suddenly tapped his way across the floor
Ed Sheeran’s £200m fortune places him among UK’s top 10 richest musicians
Michael Flatley retains position in wealth list while Rihanna joins after moving to London
Why is Michael Flatley’s spy movie getting so much flak?
Let the Riverdancer release his ‘vanity project’ Blackbird and silence the Twitter haters
‘Leukaemia, cancer, Crumlin – all in one sentence. Everything just stopped’
Ten-year-old Lily Burke needed three years of chemo after her diagnosis, as a toddler
Allegations of sexual abuse rock the US world of Irish dancing
Three lawsuits filed in New Jersey allege abuse by Irish dancing instructors
Ken Early: Ireland and Georgia have one problem in common - a difficult neighbour
Flying 10,000km to watch a match will some day be seen as a mad thing people used to do
Tricky assignment for Ireland as they chase a vital win in Georgia
Mick McCarthy hints strongly that James Collins will lead the attacking line in Tbilisi
Mick McCarthy confirms Shane Duffy to start for Ireland against Georgia
Manager also points towards striker James Collins getting the nod up front in Tbilisi
Michael O’Leary no longer a Rich List billionaire with just €865m
Ireland now has 17 billionaires with overall wealth of the top 300 put at €87 billion
Twilight Zone stuff as Spurs complete mission impossible
TV View: ‘If Tottenham turn this around I’ll think I’ve seen everything’
Ireland’s Got Talent: Surprise winners BSD look like they might spontaneously combust
Review: The hyperbolic judging panel are a work in progress, in dire need of a Mr or Ms Nasty
Fundraiser for cancer services in Limerick goes ahead despite death of organiser
Mary Cregan (33) a nurse at University Hospital Limerick had brain tumour
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