Ardal O'Hanlon
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My dog wanting to go out for a wee.
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Rhythm patterns from my dance shows.
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My girlfriend [Cuban model Jessica Ledon].
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My metabolism. Ever since I was a little kid, I was always up halfway through the night.
It’s my snoring that keeps Loreto awake!
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View profile →Aside from the night that my wife said yes, creating Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, and employing thousands of dancers for the last 30 years.
You’re going to come up against brick walls in life. You’ve got to go over them, under them, around them, or crash through them, but somehow or other you’ve got to get to the other side.
Digging foundations in the freezing-cold Chicago winters.
My recent battle with cancer.
On my deathbed thinking I wish I would have done something that I didn’t do.
The day my son was born.
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