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One of Northern Ireland’s highest profile guests at the tech conference Web Summit has pulled out of the event, following a fallout over founder Paddy Cosgrave’s remarks on the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Resigned, but not quite gone – Paddy Cosgrave now occupies a strange space at the company he co-founded.

Gillian Anderson has said she doesn’t “want there to be any misinterpretation” as she moved to clarify her position after she pulled out as a speaker from the upcoming Web Summit.

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said recently that nature-based solutions are the best protection against flooding, and he is right.

Deal to force multinational companies to pay a 15% minimum tax is marred by loopholes, watchdog says

The organiser of the Web Summit, one of the tech sectors leading events, announced his resignation Saturday following a backlash over his online posts following the Hamas attacks on Israel.

Paddy Cosgrave resigned Saturday as chief executive of Web Summit, one of the largest tech conferences in Europe, after facing a wave of backlash to comments he made criticizing Israel and its response to the deadly attack by Hamas on Oct. 7. “Unfortunately, my personal comments have become a distraction from the event, and our…

Starbucks accused a union representing thousands of its baristas of damaging the brand and endangering co-workers with a pro-Palestinian tweet. The CEO of