Paddy Cosgrave

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

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

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

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

Timeline: First event held in 2009

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

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

Court to hear five separate Web Summit actions

Civil trial could potentially last nine weeks

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

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?

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

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

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’

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

Hearing of cases is scheduled for nine weeks beginning next March

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

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

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

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

More than 20,000 attendees welcomed to Web Summit

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

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

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

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

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