Michael Flatley ordered to lodge security for costs in €30m Cork mansion case

Judge rules Lord of the Dance star must lodge security for costs in €30m Cork mansion case, despite presidential campaign plans

If Michael Flatley succeeds in his presidential ambitions, he can apply to the court to vacate the order for security for costs made against him. File Picture: Brian McEvoy

A judge has ordered Lord of the Dance star Michael Flatley to put up money for security for costs in advance of his €30m court action over works carried out at his Cork mansion. However, if he succeeds in his presidential ambitions and takes up residence in Áras an Uachtaráin, he can go back to court to have the High Court order vacated.

So said Ms Justice Eileen Roberts on Friday as she ruled that the businessman and entertainer is “not at this time ordinarily resident in Ireland, but is rather here on a temporary and conditional basis".