‘Riverdance’ team seeks to stamp out ‘tribute’ tour

Riverdance founders will tomorrow ask the High Court to restrain a music promoter from staging “illicit, unauthorised” Riverdance shows throughout Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.

Mr Justice Paul McDermott yesterday declined to grant Moya Doherty and John McColgan’s Riverdance Ltd and Abhann Productions Ltd an interim injunction restraining Michael Carr and his company, Ceol Chiarraí Teoranta, from taking any further steps to advertise and sell tickets to promote his shows.

He granted the two complainants short service to ask the court tomorrow, having heard both parties, whether it was appropriate to grant interlocutory injunctions.