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Jury sworn in for Gerry Adams’ defamation case against BBC

A jury has been sworn in for a defamation case brought by former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams against the BBC. Beginning proceedings at Dublin High Court on Tuesday, Mr Justice Alexander Owens said the trial is likely to last four weeks. Claims ...

29 Apr 2025 at 13:22

Northern Ireland

Adams tells court he ‘liked but did not have many dealings’ with British spy

Gerry Adams has said he “liked but did not have many dealings” with a British spy who was killed, a Dublin court heard. The former Sinn Fein president said that Denis Donaldson was “a victim of the conflict” and said the people who he was acting ...

30 Apr 2025 at 15:07

Northern Ireland

BBC to pay Gerry Adams 100,000 euros in defamation case

The BBC has been ordered to pay former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams 100,000 euros (£84,000) after he won a “resounding” libel victory over the broadcaster. Mr Adams took the BBC to court over an episode of its Spotlight programme, and an ...

30 May 2025 at 16:07

Northern Ireland

Judge says Adams libel case jury not asked to give ‘verdict on Irish history’

Jurors in the Gerry Adams libel action against the BBC are not being asking to pass verdict on Irish history, a judge has said. Delivering his instructions to the jury members on Friday, Judge Mr Justice Alexander Owens told them they ...

23 May 2025 at 17:07

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams suffered ‘unjustified’ attack through BBC allegation, court hears

Gerry Adams’ reputation as a “peacemaker” suffered an “unjustified” attack when the BBC broadcast an allegation that he had sanctioned the murder of an informer, a civil case has been told. Barrister for Mr Adams, Tom Hogan SC, ...

29 Apr 2025 at 17:23

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams awarded 100,000 euro in damages after suing BBC for libel

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been awarded 100,000 euro (£84,000) in damages after winning his libel action against the BBC. Mr Adams said that a BBC Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, defamed him ...

30 May 2025 at 12:23

Northern Ireland

Awarding damages to Gerry Adams would be ‘a cruel joke’, BBC lawyer says

Gerry Adams is engaging in “a cynical attempt to launder his reputation” by suing the BBC, a jury has been told. Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he claims was a “grievous smear” against him. He says a BBC Spotlight ...

22 May 2025 at 14:25

Northern Ireland

Claim about Adams in BBC programme ‘probably’ not rules breach – media expert

A BBC programme which aired a claim that Gerry Adams sanctioned the killing of a spy would “probably” not have breached broadcasting regulations and was not “unfair or unjust”, a media expert has told a court. Chris ...

20 May 2025 at 13:33

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams legal case against BBC due before Dublin court

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams’s court case against the BBC over allegations about the murder of an MI5 spy is due to begin. Claims were made in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme in 2016 over who ...

29 Apr 2025 at 10:03

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams tells trial he does not remember how many died on Bloody Friday

Gerry Adams has told a libel hearing that he does not remember how many people were killed in IRA atrocities such as Bloody Friday or the Claudy bombings. There were sharp exchanges between Mr Adams and a ...

02 May 2025 at 17:04

National News

No evidence police leaked Denis Donaldson information before murder: Ombudsman

There is no evidence that police leaked information about the whereabouts of a former Sinn Fein member who was unmasked as an informant before he was murdered, a watchdog report has said. Denis Donaldson ...

11 Mar 2022 at 09:56

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams says BBC response to complaint over informer story ‘insulting’

Gerry Adams has told a court that a BBC response to his complaint over an allegation that he had sanctioned the murder of an informer was “absolutely insulting”. The former MP and Sinn Fein leader is ...

01 May 2025 at 15:46

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