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Businessman suing Paddy Cosgrave for defamation ‘can’t be contacted’

Lawyers representing Robert Quirke come off record as they are unable to get in touch with him, High Court told

Paddy Cosgrave tweeted about an alleged contract between Roqu and the HSE during the Covid-19 pandemic

Lawyers for a businessman who is suing Paddy Cosgrave for defamation have come off record because they have been unable to contact him, the High Court has heard.

Robert Quirke, who is the chief executive of Roqu Group, launched legal proceedings against the Web Summit co-founder over a 2021 tweet concerning a deal to procure ventilators.

The tweet concerned an alleged multi-million euro contract between Roqu and the HSE during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.