Michael Flatley

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

Mon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00

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

Mon Apr 07 2025 - 15:34

More than 950 Irish exporters face Trump tariffs

Seen & Heard: Flatley and McGregor, housing bottlenecks, and Fine Gael support slips

Sun Mar 30 2025 - 11:34

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

Tue Mar 25 2025 - 15:18

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

Fri Mar 14 2025 - 14:44

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

Tue Mar 11 2025 - 16:34

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

Mon Mar 10 2025 - 16:32

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

Thu Mar 06 2025 - 15:26

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

Thu Feb 27 2025 - 18:01

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

Thu Feb 20 2025 - 18:46

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

Mon Jan 13 2025 - 17:07

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Sat Jan 11 2025 - 05:00

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

Wed Dec 18 2024 - 16:46

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

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 22:00

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

Thu Dec 05 2024 - 19:55

‘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

Sun Oct 13 2024 - 14:00

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

Sat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00

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

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 05:15

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

Thu May 30 2024 - 20:56

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

Tue May 14 2024 - 11:00

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

Mon May 13 2024 - 17:04

Planned Freedom of Cork recipient ‘stunned’ at award

Mary Crilly to be honoured for 40 years helping survivors of sexual and domestic abuse

Sat May 14 2022 - 10:09

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

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 23:15

‘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

Wed Oct 06 2021 - 06:00

TV View: Olympic feat of staying up late watching Tokyo games

Mary Hannigan: From dressage to diving to Taekwondo to loopy, roundy, kicky things

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 06:00

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

Mon May 24 2021 - 06:00

Game, Set, Mismatch – Frank McNally on journalism’s favourite word, Billy Brennan revisited, and a tale of two Zoom events

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 18:40

Chinese vase valued €800 sells for €1.2m at Irish auction