Vivienne Traynor

RTÉ Courts Reporter

David Kelly (L) Paddy Cosgrave, and Daire Hickey appear close to settling their legal disputes

Web Summit case on brink of settlement

The Web Summit case appears on the brink of a settlement after the High Court was told there had been a development this afternoon.

Courts • 26 Mar 25

Paddy Cosgrave (L) is suing former Web Summit director David Kelly for alleged breaches of duties as a director

Judge urges parties to settle Web Summit case

A High Court judge has urged the parties in the Web Summit case to settle their dispute before proceeding further.

Courts • 26 Mar 25

The court was told how Paddy Cosgrave (L) and David Kelly had been friends since boarding school

Greed, manipulation allegations as ex-friends go to court

There was hardly an accusatory word that wasn't used as the much anticipated Web Summit case opened at the High Court on Tuesday, writes Vivienne Traynor.

Analysis and Comment • 26 Mar 25

Lawyers for former director David Kelly (above) said Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave appeared to 'thrive on confrontation'

Former Web Summit director 'broken as a man', court told

The High Court has heard a former director of Web Summit told its CEO Paddy Cosgrave that he had broken him "as a man and a human being" through manipulation and undermining.

Courts • 20 Mar 25

Web Summit founder and CEO Paddy Cosgrave (pictured) is suing former Web Summit director David Kelly for alleged breaches of duty (file image)

Cosgrave gave himself 'dramatic' salary rise, court told

The High Court has heard claims that Web Summit founder and CEO Paddy Cosgrave engaged in a campaign of intimidation and blackmail to force minority shareholder Daire Hickey out of the company.

Courts • 20 Mar 25

Lawyers for founder and CEO Paddy Cosgrave told the court the five cases now before the court were 'connected by a bitterness'

Court hears Web Summit cases 'connected by bitterness'

Opening statements have taken place at the High Court in a major legal dispute between the founders of Web Summit.

Courts • 18 Mar 25

The Supreme Court judgment will have significant effect on sentences already imposed on young offenders (file image)

Supreme Court rules on life sentences for child killers

The Supreme Court has ruled that life sentences for child killers should only be imposed in exceptional circumstances and the Central Criminal Court has no power to review, after a period of time, sentences imposed on child offenders.

Courts • 13 Mar 25

the HSE unreservedly apologised to Fiona Nolan for what it described as the deficits in care given to her son by HSE psychiatric services at Tallaght University Hospital

HSE settles case over man who killed mother's partner

The High Court has heard a 19-year-old man stabbed his mother's partner to death two weeks after he had been discharged from an emergency department without follow-up, after presenting with psychotic thoughts and an intention to kill.

Courts • 11 Mar 25