Despite the gripes, loss of premier event will be felt

It has been a long, painful goodbye but the Web Summit has finally packed its bags and flown the nest, a whole lot bigger and bolder than when it started.

Its time in Ireland has been massively successful by any measure, growing to 100 times the size of the inaugural event, with a 40,000 strong turnout list this year.

The event’s organisers have done little to endear themselves to some people over the past few weeks following the release of correspondence with government officials that lead to claim and counterclaim and continued into this week.