Paddy Cosgrave

Web Summit case: Paddy Cosgrave’s use of complaint against Daire Hickey ‘reprehensible’, court hears

Case continues on Thursday when Michael Cush SC, for Mr Kelly, will give his opening statements

Wed Mar 19 2025 - 18:02

Web Summit may be funding part of Paddy Cosgrave’s estimated ‘€7m legal bill’, court told

Web Summit founder paid bonus of €1m last year on return to helm after resignation in 2023 over Israel social media posts

Wed Mar 19 2025 - 14:27

Tech bros at war as Web Summit founders arrive at High Court

On one level, it all sounds very complicated. On the other, it’s the age-old story of a once-exciting marriage ending in acrimony and a major row over who keeps the dog

Wed Mar 19 2025 - 06:00

Web Summit shareholder David Kelly ‘in cahoots’ with venture capitalist, court hears

Web Summit chief executive Paddy Cosgrave claims former friend’s actions caused loss of $12.3m

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 19:26

Web Summit case day one - as it happened: David Kelly proved himself ‘disloyal and faithless’, court told as case begins

Hearing of cases involving chief executive Paddy Cosgrave and two minority shareholders expected to take nine weeks

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 16:34

Web Summit timeline: From 150 attendees at first event to Lisbon and then High Court

Timeline: First event held in 2009

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 15:21

Web Summit director engaged in ‘active deception’, court hears

‘Bitterness animates every aspect’ of legal dispute between shareholders, says barrister for founder Paddy Cosgrave

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 12:38

Court to hear five separate Web Summit actions

Civil trial could potentially last nine weeks

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00

Web Summit dispute headed for High Court as mediation breaks down

Bitter legal row between Paddy Cosgrave and former business partners Daire Hickey and David Kelly could take nine weeks to hear

Wed Mar 12 2025 - 15:34

Web Summit founders Paddy Cosgrave, Daire Hickey, David Kelly set for High Court showdown

What do court documents tell us, and what’s at stake for the three former friends?

Fri Mar 07 2025 - 06:00

Web Summit co-founders yet to agree on mediator prior to High Court civil trial

Five separate actions are due to be heard together over the course of a nine-week civil trial

Thu Feb 27 2025 - 15:14

Paddy Cosgrave lawyers accused of seeking to ‘confine’ argument in High Court disputes

Dispute hearing between Web Summit co-founders expected to take nine weeks

Thu Feb 13 2025 - 16:33

From Aer Lingus pilots to Alias Tom: Who were the winners and losers in Irish business this year?

In a year of closures and comebacks, Michael O’Leary had a ‘pain in the backside’, while Gail Slater was urged to ‘Make America Competitive Again’

Fri Dec 27 2024 - 06:00

Judge decides trial running order of five cases involving Web Summit co-founders

Hearing of cases is scheduled for nine weeks beginning next March

Wed Dec 18 2024 - 16:24

Legal cases involving Web Summit to cover 2010 to present day, High Court hears

Mr Justice Michael Twomey is managing the five actions ahead of their trial next spring

Tue Dec 17 2024 - 15:10

Web Summit reports €5.6m loss before tax for 2023 as turnover jumps 14%

Events group says significant investment in additional staff hit bottom line as group adds new events to its roster

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 20:16

On his return to Web Summit, the often outspoken chief executive Paddy Cosgrave is now an epitome of caution

This tech conference is profitable and expanding, but its 70,000-visitor Lisbon conference remains the jewel in its crown

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00

Web Summit 2024: A new version of Paddy Cosgrave keeps it light on opening night

More than 20,000 attendees welcomed to Web Summit

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 20:55

Paddy Cosgrave addresses Web Summit for first time since resignation and return

Event in Lisbon plays host to some 3,000 start-ups from across the world, including more than 100 from Ireland

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 20:33

Irish start-ups to flock to major tech summits

Web Summit kicks off in Lisbon this week followed by Slush 2024 in Helsinki next week

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 00:01

Drama Drives Interest: The Web Summit Story – The improbable, fascinating, only-in-Ireland tale of Paddy Cosgrave

Catherine Sanz’s book focuses on the highest-profile founder of the most compelling Irish business drama of the past 15 years

Tue Oct 29 2024 - 05:00

How Paddy Cosgrave’s relations with his former friends have gone from bad to worse to extremely ugly

Cosgrave, who is largely upbeat and spirited in person, regards his online persona as a different entity. That does not negate the hurt people have felt at the hands of either character

Sat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00

Irish YouTube guru Paddy Galloway sticks it to stuffy career-guidance counsellors everywhere

Graham Dwyer prosecutor Seán Guerin defends his home plans; the Irish public annoy Donald Trump; and Irish journalists snub Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit

Sun Oct 20 2024 - 06:00

What do Irish writers read? Donal Ryan, Mark Tighe, Nuala O’Connor, Claire Hennessy and more give recommendations

The Irish Writers Handbook 2025 contributors recommend books and bookshops for Irish Book Week

Wed Oct 16 2024 - 11:48

Next in line for success? Louis Walsh’s new boy band will have to conquer the primary school market first

Plus: The Ditch doing fine in a post-Paddy world; Fianna Fáil borrows from the DUP; and Brendan O’Carroll’s soft backing of Kamala Harris

Sun Oct 13 2024 - 06:00

Bitter disputes between Web Summit co-founders to be heard over nine weeks

The parties involved in the five cases have spent more than two years sifting through files as part of the discovery process

Mon Jul 22 2024 - 18:10

Web Summit directed to disclose documents requested by minority shareholders

Documents were sought in support of hotly contested claims that post-October 7th tweets by Paddy Cosgrave damaged the business

Fri Apr 19 2024 - 15:33

Politics attracts some idiots and narcissists - but most are still driven by a desire to do good

To step forward and declare you want to serve in spite of all the abuse requires brave, old-fashioned character

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 06:00

Paddy Cosgrave’s high-risk return: ‘He is a fascinating figure ... I think he relishes the notoriety’

Sponsors will want to hear from Cosgrave about posting of a Palestinian flag by the Ditch on October 7th, says businessman

Sat Apr 13 2024 - 06:00

Paddy Cosgrave returns as Web Summit CEO six months after resigning

Founder stepped down after flight of sponsors from tech event following his comments on Israel-Hamas conflict

Mon Apr 08 2024 - 09:30

Dublin Airport plan prioritises car park space over terminals

Seen & Heard: Paddy Cosgrave’s return; Fund’s €43m bet against Smurfit; Building materials prices; Powerscourt Distillery ‘explores sale’

Sun Apr 07 2024 - 11:08

John Moran changes his tune on lobbying as he runs for Limerick mayor

Web Summit’s Lobbying Register absence; why Simon Harris won’t lodge in the Phoenix Park; and more bad news for EV drivers

Sun Apr 07 2024 - 06:00

Paddy Cosgrave denies his position as Web Summit CEO was ‘untenable’

The co-founder stepped down last October after concluding this was in the company’s best interests, say lawyers

Wed Mar 20 2024 - 18:13

Ex-Limerick mandarin’s mayoral hopes, real drama at Fair City and Paddy Cosgrave goes legal

IMMA director looks to connect modern art and old faith in Dublin 8

Sat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00