The fate of a nation hung in the balance, apparently...
The debut of Dancing With The Stars' second season on Sunday night (7 January) has been receiving some hype in the press these past few days, and it seems as if that is all down to one single man:
Marty Morrissey.
National treasure, RTÉ presenter, ambassador for the Tipperary Churn Rolling Association, it would be safe to say Marty has most boxes checked. However, ballroom dancer and nation's saviour seemed just out of his reach, until Dancing With The Stars.
But then...
https://twitter.com/MartyM_RTE/status/949052560677261312
Suffice to say, the Irish on Twitter aren't ones to exaggerate. The outcome of Morrissey's quickstep with partner Ksenia Zsikhotska was probably going to determine the future of the Republic of Ireland, from a cultural to an economic standpoint.
https://twitter.com/sjanemurf/status/949774993893810181
And he did not just dance, my good people. Oh no, he soared.
https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/950094184240726016
In the end, Morrissey might have only earned 12 points out of a possible 30, but really, he did something much greater. When the alien archaeologists analyse the Irish Twitter activity at the beginning of 2018, they might actually deduce that it was one Marty Morrissey who kept the fabric of a nation together for at least one more season of Dancing With The Stars.
He said it perfectly, when he declared "I'm Marty and I like to party", and here is how Twitter replied:
https://twitter.com/MarianKeyes/status/950073207092142081
https://twitter.com/MarianKeyes/status/950073957444739075
https://twitter.com/EvanneNiC/status/950093794250240003
https://twitter.com/thekickart/status/950093506005078022
https://twitter.com/MsRachelMc/status/950094184559661056
https://twitter.com/alflats11/status/950093449453277184
https://twitter.com/roisiningle/status/950093121886543872
https://twitter.com/damien_omeara/status/950073749767884800
https://twitter.com/deric_hartigan/status/950093538540314624
The time is now. You too must join the Marty Party.
