""I love Monaco," he said. "I live between Monaco and Ireland. Our main estate is in Cork, but we are now looking for a place in Dublin. "Prince Albert is very Irish in his heart, and very pro-Irish, and we can't finish a night without signing '(The Fields of) Athenry'.""
""I hadn't heard of it, I had no idea (how big it was), but there was a few quid in it and I was going to be able to dance," said Flatley, who spoke in-depth about his upbringing in Chicago, and the embarrassment he felt having been fired from the show the night before it was due its second run in London over contract issues. "My poster was all over the city, and I was in my London apartment when I got the call that I was out of the show," said Flatley. "They couldn't come to agreements on contracts, creative control, and money." The dance star, following a 'devastating' call to his father, was too embarrassed to leave the house or to face anyone."
Michael Flatley divides his time between Monaco and Ireland and is searching for a property in Dublin while still visiting his Cork estate near Fermoy. He was ordered by the High Court to provide security for costs in ongoing legal proceedings related to restoration work after a 2016 fire at Castlehyde. He said Prince Albert is fond of Irish songs and regularly sings '(The Fields of) Athenry' at gatherings. Flatley rose to global fame with Riverdance after its 1994 Eurovision premiere. He described being fired before a London run over contracts, creative control, and money, which caused personal embarrassment.
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