Paddy Cosgrave being sued by businessman over tweet

CEO of Roqu Group Robert Quirke claims tweet by the Web Summit co-founder in 2021 was clearly calculated to damage his reputation

Paddy Cosgrave at the Web Summit earlier this month in Lisbon, Portugal. Picture: Getty Images

Web summit co-founder Paddy Cosgrave is being sued for defamation by businessman Robert Quirke over a tweet posted on Mr Cosgrave's twitter account in 2021.

Mr Quirke, CEO of Roqu Group, which has diverse interests in areas including media management and the organisation of festivals, claims that he was identified in a tweet by Mr Cosgrave on March 20, 2021, that was clearly calculated to damage his reputation.