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Start-ups, investors and Eva Longoria – Day 1 of the Web Summit

Dublin’s Web Summit being held in the RDS opened to huge crowds today.

EUROPE’S LARGEST TECH event kicked off in Dublin today and it’s attracted some pretty important people.

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Dublin’s Web Summit being held in the RDS opened to huge crowds, and despite one minor hiccup with the WiFi going down (whoops) it all went pretty well.

From start-up businesses to Hollywood celebrities, here’s day one in pics:

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    People from the Web summit enjoy food by locally producers from around Ireland for Lunch in Herbert Park.Source: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland
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    Web Summit co-founder Paddy Cosgrave (left), Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, and Adam Kostyal (right), Head of Listings Europe NASDAQ, are pictured before ringing the NASDAQ opening bell on the main stage at the Dublin Web Summit.Source: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
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    The crowds at the Dublin Web Summit. (With someone taking a sneaky selfie)Source: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
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    The Good Food Summit. Source: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland
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    Eva Longoria speaking on the main stage to Jemima Marcelle Khan at the Dublin Web Summit.Source: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland
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    Dublin Web Summit Source: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland

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    Nov 4th 2014, 9:55 PM

    Well done to Paddy Cosgrave & team. Great for Dublin

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    Nov 4th 2014, 10:09 PM

    Dublin ? What about the other 3/4 of the country ?

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    Nov 5th 2014, 1:05 AM

    You think Dublin is 1/4 of the country? Nice one!!

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    Nov 4th 2014, 9:44 PM

    Look at the face on that little rat Kenny and he having the Gardaí out beating people up for opposing the installation of water meters in the streets. Have a loo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pXcJUR-21s

    Fine Gael the rich mans party…. crucifying the poor and the elderly !

    All the people on trolleys tonight in hospitals and the gardaí on overtime beating people for opposing water meter installation.

    Shame on Kenny. Shame on Burton.

    Shame on Fine Gael and Shame on Labour.

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    Nov 5th 2014, 1:43 AM

    Unbelievable, this is such a positive article and news story on something positive created by cosgrave et al, a summit at which real business is done, from which high paying jobs will be created, at which Dublin and Ireland become global media news as a front runner and leader in a key global industry, an occasion which will bring 100mil into the economy YET we still have comments dragging in the bl00dy water charges!!!!!

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    Nov 4th 2014, 10:46 PM

    Kenny looks like a fish out of water sitting on that couch

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    Nov 5th 2014, 12:20 AM

    Attended Web Summit previously and really enjoyed it, Ireland needs many more people like Paddy. Congratulations to him and his hard working team

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    Nov 5th 2014, 12:02 AM

    Tech summit with little or no wifi and Construction still ongoing after event started, what a shambles.

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