Flatley and discord ? Pray tell, whatever do you speak of ?

What neck of the woods do you hail from ? I ask because, if you are in Erin, I would like to hear of this "controversy". Bluntly, I have heard many of my friends say that they find his nibs rather arrogant, whilst others say he can back it up, and, therefore, should be cut some slack. I would appreciate a view from the old country, or elsewhere.

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