New chief Katherine Maher says event returning to connecting investors, founders, companies and entrepreneurs
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Web Summit’s new chief Katherine Maher addresses controversy around comments made by her predecessor Paddy Cosgrave about the Israel-Hamas conflict
Planet Business: António Costa resigns as Portuguese prime minister, Lidiane Jones swaps Slack for Bumble and this year’s hotly-tipped Christmas toys
The event’s economic impact for Lisbon and Portugal is estimated at €300 million a year
Ticket prices start at €1,095 for general attendees
Israeli ambassador to Portugal accuses Web Summit chief executive of making ‘outrageous statements’
Six Portuguese campaigners claim their human rights are being violated by climate inaction. Ireland is vigorously contesting their claims
‘Strong mood for change’ at assembly, says chairman Paul Reid, despite Garda opposition to drugs legalisation
Temperatures in Ireland to reach high teens, while those in southern Europe could exceed an extraordinary 35 degrees
Portuguese applicants’ case, supported by Galway-based Global Legal Action Network, argues climate change threatens rights to life and physical and mental wellbeing
Former head of the Garda drugs squad Michael O’Sullivan says ‘fear’ of gardaí and the courts are needed to keep people ‘straight’
European Union officials have blamed climate change for the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires
Thousands of hectares scorched and 1,400 people displaced as high winds hamper efforts of firefighters
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