Michael Flatley challenges demand to lodge €2.8m as security for costs in Cork mansion case

A security for costs application is usually made when the defendants in the case apply to the court seeking to have their costs covered if they end up successfully defending the main proceedings

Ms Justice Eileen Roberts is being asked to order that as much as €2.8m be lodged in court by Michael Flatley (pictured) in advance of the hearing of his main action over the works carried out at his Fermoy mansion.

Lord of the Dance star Michael Flatley ’s latest legal battle has taken off at the Commercial Court with two applications before a judge for security for costs in his upcoming action over works carried out at his Cork mansion, Castlehyde.

Ms Justice Eileen Roberts is being asked to order that as much as €2.8m be lodged in court by the entertainer in advance of the hearing of his main action over the works carried out at his Fermoy mansion.