Overview

• An affidavit signed by Flatley’s solicitor Maxwell Mooney was read in Dublin’s High Court on July 25 announcing his intention to seek presidential nominations.
• The 67-year-old Irish-American Riverdance star plans to relocate from Monaco back to Ireland within two weeks to establish residency and advance his campaign.
• Irish electoral law requires candidates to secure backing from at least 20 members of the Oireachtas or four local authorities—a threshold only met so far by Mairead McGuinness and Catherine Connolly.
• The largely ceremonial presidential election must be held by late October, within 60 days of President Michael D Higgins’s term ending on November 11, with no executive powers attached.
• Flatley’s bid adds to a field of celebrity contenders, including Conor McGregor, highlighting rising public interest in high-profile entrants navigating formal nomination rules.