Lighten Up: Flatley for president? Make Ireland dance again!

There's only one serious candidate to be Ireland's next president, writes Denis Lehane in this week's Lighten Up

If there were more people out dancing instead of on their phones scrolling, the nation, and indeed the world, would be far better off, writes Denis Lehane in this week's Lighten Up. Picture: Antony Jones/Getty Images

When I heard the news that Michael Flatley might run for president of Ireland, I danced a merry jig around the kitchen table.

To say I was thrilled would be an understatement.