Wicklow hotel cancels 'secretive' Peter Thiel group conference

(irishtimes.com)

94 points by 01-_-2 hours ago

7 comments

buran7750 minutes ago
It's safe to assume that once the secret location of the secretive conference stopped being so secret, the organizers and attendees went looking for a more private venue.
- trhway9 minutes ago
  I''m sure they will be able to find a willing billionaire with a private island and a private jet.
AvAn121 hour ago
Hotel wants to avoid undesirable guests. Seems reasonable.
Hoasi1 hour ago
How is this secretive if venue is public?
- Fordec1 hour ago
 It wasn't public until a an investigative journalist wrote an article about it after the membership of the group was exposed first. Per TFA:> A leaked schedule for the “retreat” hosted by Dialog, an invitation-only group
 - nobodyandproud1 hour ago
 Working as intended. Though Peter Thiel will do his utmost to further destroy journalists, I’m sure.
- netsharc1 hour ago
 What did Taylor Swift and many celebs do yesterday at Madison Square Garden (a public venue)? All the news says she got married, but does that mean you're trusting the news media?Public venue, private ("secret") event.
- gofreddygo58 minutes ago
 Like area 51.
- mschuster911 hour ago
 The group used to be pretty secretive and unknown until a hacker managed to discover Dialog not protecting their membership data properly - and found, among others, a shit ton of billionaires [1] and politicians including former German health minister Jens Spahn [2].[1] <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/06/18/what-we-know-about-billionaire-peter-thiels-secret-dialog-society-including-whos-involved/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/06/18/what-we...</a>[2] <a href="https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/das-spahn-netzwerk/2026/06/18/jens-spahn-peter-thiel-dialog/" rel="nofollow">https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/das-spahn-netzwerk/2026/06/1...</a>
 - dgellow1 hour ago
 Part of the list:General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's supreme allied commander EuropeTreasury secretary Scott BessentArmy secretary Dan DriscollHallie Hoffman, acting chief of staff of the Drug Enforcement AdministrationSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn)Wes Moore, Maryland governorJared Polis, Colorado governorTom Lue, general counsel and head of governance at Google DeepMindRandy Kroszner, a former governor of the Federal ReserveJonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation LeaguePeter Goettler, president of the Cato InstituteRyan Stowers, executive director of the Charles Koch FoundationRoger Myerson, Nobel laureate economistJared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-lawNeal Mohan, YouTube CEOScooter Braun, Music managerEzra Klein, political commentatorSouad Mekhennet, Washington Post reporterJoseph Gordon-Levitt, actorSophia Bush, actressRick Warren, evangelical pastorElon Musk ($1.3 trillion)Eric Schmidt ($40.1 billion)Peter Thiel ($27.8 billion)Henry Kravis ($12.2 billion)Marcos Galperin ($6.8 billion)Mike Cannon-Brookes ($7.7 billion)Scott Cook ($4.4 billion)Barry Sternlicht ($3.1 billion)Nicolas Berggruen ($2.9 billion)John Arnold ($2.8 billion)Joe Lonsdale ($2.8 billion)Reid Hoffman ($2.7 billion)
 - rubyfan7 minutes ago
 This is likely more an invite list than a membership list. Not defending it. But it's more like being a high profile, influential or powerful person and being invited to an exclusive conference than it is being a member of SPECTRE.
 - vrganj8 minutes ago
 Most shockingly, Kaja Kallas, EU Foreign Representative.
 - rayiner59 minutes ago
 What meaningful complaint can you have about a meeting that includes Ted Cruz on one side and Wes Moore on the other; both Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman?
 - Terr_35 minutes ago
 If you mean in terms of political party leaning, we've had many years to observe how Rich vs Poor can override Right vs Left.
 ares62321 minutes ago
 I make $500k/year TC, that means I'm rich right? Right?
 evan_7 minutes ago
 $500k is a heck of a lot closer to $0 than it is to $1B
 - krapp18 minutes ago
 I want to know what the hell Joseph Gordon-Levitt is planning...
ares62319 minutes ago
Whatever happened to all those 4channers going after the super secret cabal running the deepstate?
- krapp16 minutes ago
  They voted for the cabal and shot up a pizzeria. Womp womp.
Animats1 hour ago
"Cult-building" on the agenda?
- zdw22 minutes ago
 While Thiel's recent Antichrist talks could come to mind, this could just as easily be business speak, like in the Collins/Porras "Built to Last" where one of the points of great companies is "Cult-like culture".
- trencedamp1 hour ago
 I guess if you think you're meeting is a secret then you can just say what your agenda is out in the open.I mean there's no question these guys are the baddies, right? Look at every reason Peter Thiel has been in the news for the last year
netsharc1 hour ago
Should've hosted them and served them cream of mushroom soup <a href="https://youtu.be/sNTuR-WD6os" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/sNTuR-WD6os</a>
pgt1 hour ago
If the hotel cancelled it, it's suicide for the hotel. Who would ever book a private event that hotel again, let alone staying at that hotel if you're a private individual?
- rcxdude51 minutes ago
 Hotels cancel events all the time, when they prove to be more trouble than they're worth. In extreme cases, they might cancel the event while it's running and kick out the attendees and organizers.
- AlpacaJones9 minutes ago
 It's a popular hotel in a stunning location. It will do even better after this.What sort of eejit other than yourself will think, 'I won't book this hotel because they cancelled a Dialog event'?
- Natfan9 minutes ago
 should a hotel ban nazis who are going there to incite violence? where do you draw the line?
- nobodyandproud1 hour ago
 Why is a privately owned hotel compelled to deal with controversy not of its making?Perhaps things work differently for those of South African persuasion…
- wat1000016 minutes ago
 Nobody's going to be looking for a venue for a wedding or a whale biology conference and think, that hotel looks nice, but they canceled Palantir, so they just can't be trusted.
- esseph23 minutes ago
 > If the hotel cancelled it, it's suicide for the hotel.This is silly. The hotel will be fine, they could give two fucks about some private party when another will take its place.