Peter Thiel-linked conference at Powerscourt Hotel cancelled after threats of protests and blockades, court told

It is claimed the Powerscourt operators wrongfully cancelled the event scheduled for August 12-17

Stonebrick says, in its statement of claim, that US billionaire Peter Thiel is co-founder of Dialog and a founder of the data company Palantir, although he had no involvement in organising the Powerscourt event. File picture: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A private conference co-founded by billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel due to be held at Powerscourt Hotel in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, next month was cancelled when its general manager received abusive phone calls and threats of organised protests and blockades, it has been claimed in Commercial Court proceedings.

The event was organised by the Dialog group and was due to be attended by 200 senior figures from the world of politics, technology, and defence.