State ‘should buy Michael Flatley’s mansion’

The Government has been urged to buy Micheal Flatley’s mansion, which is also the ancestral home of the first president of Ireland.

The Lord of the Dance’s stately home on the banks of the River Blackwater in Fermoy, Co Cork is back on the market with a significant amount shaved off its original asking price.

In 2001, Flatley purchased what was then a run-down house for €3m and proceeded to invest millions of euro bringing it back to its former glory.