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# Web Summit

Last month
November 2023
Paddy Cosgrave courted controversy for years, but the tech world drew the line at criticism of Israel
Next week’s Web Summit will be the first without Paddy Cosgrave at the helm.
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Nov 13th 2023, 12:05 AM
Web Summit pulls funding from online investigative journalism platform The Ditch
Web Summit had planned to fund the platform with €1 million over five years.
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Nov 7th 2023, 11:18 PM
October
October 2023
Web Summit announces new CEO to replace Paddy Cosgrave
Cosgrave stepped down earlier this month as a result of controversy over remarks he made.
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Oct 30th 2023, 10:08 AM
Paddy Cosgrave resigns as Web Summit CEO amid controversy over Israel comments
A host of companies and speakers have withdrawn from the event following comments made by Cosgrave.
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Oct 21st 2023, 4:30 PM
Meta and Google become latest major companies to pull out of Web Summit
Meta and Google’s announcements come after the withdrawal of Intel, Siemens and a string of celebrities.
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Oct 20th 2023, 5:50 PM
Web Summit lose 'flawed' RTB appeal, ordered to pay €20k in damages to kitchen sink
A report by the RTB found the dwellers had disposed of coffee grains in the sink.
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Oct 18th 2023, 8:01 PM
Paddy Cosgrave apologises for comments about Israel, after tech backers pull out of Web Summit
Cosgrave initially defended his comments, saying he “is not going to relent”, but has since issued an apology for the “timing” of his words.
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Oct 17th 2023, 2:07 PM
Last year
2022
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave being sued for defamation over tweet
Businessman Robert Quirke claims that he and his businesses were defamed and damaged due to a tweet posted by Cosgrave in 2021.
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Nov 28th 2022, 5:20 PM
All time
Another former director of Web Summit has launched a High Court action against Paddy Cosgrave
Daire Hickey, who co-founded the tech conference, is alleging his rights as a minority shareholder were oppressed by Cosgrave.
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Nov 29th 2021, 2:42 PM
Pat Phelan says his new cosmetic clinic chain could be a 'half-billion-dollar business'
The Cork entrepreneur is planning five new Sisu branches across Ireland and the UK.
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Nov 8th 2018, 5:23 PM
Web Summit announces €110m deal to remain in Lisbon for next ten years
The annual event expects to see its capacity more than double as part of the deal by 2022.
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Oct 3rd 2018, 12:16 PM
'Paddy Cosgrave was wrong to invite Le Pen - and wrong to use Northern Ireland in his justification'
David McCann, an expert on the politics of peace, can not equate Marine Le Pen with the stakeholders of Northern Ireland.
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Aug 16th 2018, 7:00 AM
Web Summit organiser apologises over 'offensive' dinner at Portugal's National Pantheon
A number of Portugal’s important national figures are buried at the Pantheon.
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Nov 14th 2017, 9:09 AM
'Nothing to do with Enda leaving': Web Summit organisers announce Dublin event
MoneyConf, a financial services and fintech conference, has previously been held in other countries.
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Jun 6th 2017, 7:25 AM
Web Summit is going on a hiring spree – including someone to deal with the Irish government
It comes as the company eyes a possible return to Dublin.
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Apr 25th 2017, 3:13 PM
People who paid thousands for tickets left waiting outside Web Summit
Late Late ticket prices started at €1,000 for exhibition floor only.
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Nov 7th 2016, 8:28 PM
Looks like the Web Summit was doing quite well in Dublin
Back when the event’s organisers and the government were still friends, at least.
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Jan 13th 2016, 6:11 PM
The workplace of the future - where no one has a 9-to-5 job
Upwork is the world’s biggest market for Freelancers. This week we met its CEO.
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Nov 8th 2015, 8:45 AM
The company that lets you buy property for £50 has an eye on Ireland
Nearly a year after its launch, London-based Property Partner has its sights on international markets.
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Nov 7th 2015, 8:45 AM
These eleven-year-olds have created a device that could help prevent bullying
The BullyBug wristband was demoed at the Web Summit centre stage and has generated a lot of interest.
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Nov 7th 2015, 8:30 AM
Your personal data was talked about at the Web Summit, but it looks like you might have to pay to keep it safe in the future
Privacy could become a product purchased by the rich and an unattainable luxury for the poor, writes Maria Helen Murphy.
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Nov 6th 2015, 9:44 AM
Poll: Will the Web Summit moving to Portugal be a loss to Ireland?
Or will another event come along?
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Nov 6th 2015, 9:30 AM
'Anyone else would have a statue outside Wembley' - Ferdinand defends under-fire Rooney
The former Man United defender believes Rooney will be appreciated more when he’s not around.
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Nov 6th 2015, 12:05 AM
Brian O'Driscoll is enjoying his weekends too much to even consider coaching
He was speaking at the final day of the Web Summit.
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Nov 5th 2015, 9:50 PM
Paddy Cosgrave pulls out of Late Late Show appearance
The Web Summit founder’s name had appeared on a list of guests due to appear on the show tomorrow.
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Nov 5th 2015, 8:26 PM
Paddy Cosgrave has told Dublin's last Web Summit how excited he is about Lisbon
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave rolled out the red carpet for the event’s new hosts today.
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Nov 5th 2015, 4:18 PM
The Dublin Port Tunnel was likened to this futuristic transport idea
Hyperloop Tech wants to create large-scale pressurised air tubes which it believes will change transport.
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Nov 4th 2015, 6:13 PM
The Rugby World Cup reminded Pádraig Harrington of the dangers of peaking too soon
The three-time major winner was speaking today in Dublin.
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Nov 4th 2015, 5:07 PM
What the 25-year-old Irish founder of a $5 billion company told the Web Summit
John Collison founded Stripe with brother Patrick in 2011.
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Nov 4th 2015, 12:40 PM
Watch: RTE News broadcast a pretty awkward interview with the web summit co-founder...
Sharon Ní Bheoláin gave Daire Hickey a bit of a grilling. And it’s not going down too well with people…
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Nov 4th 2015, 11:46 AM
'I was gutted to leave my baby, but I went away with a bit of life about me and destroyed the guy'
Ireland’s world champion boxer gave his thoughts at the Web Summit in Dublin yesterday.
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Nov 4th 2015, 6:15 AM
Doug Howlett: ‘2 of my best 5 rugby memories are in the red of Munster'
The former All Black spoke alongside Galway hurler Joe Canning this afternoon.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 9:04 PM
Facebook has revealed how it will help blind people 'see' photos
It’s very similar to 20 questions, and it’s Facebook’s way of bringing more people to its services.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 8:25 PM
'If you can kick a ball 20 metres in a straight line now, you are on £10,000 a week'
Former Man United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was speaking at the Web Summit in Dublin today.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 6:52 PM
Here's what €20 gets you for lunch at the Web Summit
People aren’t happy.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 6:45 PM
Will VR become more ubiquitous than the smartphone? This man seems to think so
The founder of Oculus VR believes that VR and other similar devices will be more commonplace than smartphones today.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 4:19 PM
Here's what €20 gets you for lunch at the Web Summit
People aren’t happy.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 3:04 PM
Web Summit founder: 'What we received in the last four years was nothing more than hush money'
The relationship between the government and Paddy Cosgrave is well and truly over…
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Nov 3rd 2015, 11:15 AM
8 excellently nerdy things to do in Dublin
You know you want to.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 10:55 AM
The Web Summit could make you a millionaire... just don't bank on it
The annual tech conference will be held in Ireland for the final time this year – but how have startups experienced it?
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Nov 2nd 2015, 7:15 AM
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