4 h. ago BBC reporter tells court she took ‘utmost care’ in reporting Gerry Adams allegation

Gerry Adams claims a Spotlight programme and a related article published in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the killing of MI5 agent Denis Donaldson in 2006.

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4 h. ago Gerry Adams defamation case: Journalist exercised ‘utmost care’ in reporting on allegation, trial hears

Gerry Adams takes defamation action against BBC over 2016 Spotlight programme

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4 h. ago BBC journalist says she 'stands over' work on programme accused of defaming Gerry Adams

Reporter Jennifer O’Leary said she would not be in court if she could not stand over her work.

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6 h. ago Gerry Adams arrives at High Court in Dublin for defamation case against the BBC

Gerry Adams arrives at High Court in Dublin for defamation case against the BBC  The Irish Independent

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26 h. ago BBC source who made allegations against Gerry Adams would ‘likely be killed’ if identified, court told

Adams’s legal team says his reputation as a “peacemaker” had suffered an “unjustified” attack because of the broadcast of the BBC programme.

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28 h. ago Source who told BBC Gerry Adams sanctioned murder would 'likely be killed if identified', court told

Jennifer O’Leary also told the High Court on Tuesday that at least additional two sources disclosed to her that the Provisional IRA were behind the murder of MI5 agent Denis Donaldson, and not dissident republicans.

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28 h. ago Gerry Adams defamation trial: BBC Spotlight source would likely be killed if identified, journalist says

Former SF leader takes defamation action against BBC over 2016 programme

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4 d. ago Gerry Adams defamation trial: laughs from the jury, a judge’s intervention and a ‘very fine story’ about a hedgehog

Former Sinn Féin president tells judge the IRA attempt to kill Margaret Thatcher was ‘legitimate’

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4 d. ago BBC had multiple sources corroborating claims about Gerry Adams, defamation trial told

BBC Spotlight programme lacked sufficient editorial veracity to be published, witness called by Adams’s team tells court

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4 d. ago Gerry Adams case: Multiple sources corroborated Spotlight information, BBC claims

The former Sinn Féin leader claims the BBC Spotlight programme and related article published in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the Provisional IRA’s killing of British agent Denis Donaldson in 2006

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5 d. ago Five other sources corroborated allegations made about Gerry Adams in BBC documentary, court hears

Adams is suing the BBC over what he has deemed to be a “grievous smear” made by a confidential source.

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7 d. ago Gerry Adams says Spotlight allegations undermine peace progress

Mr Adams said counsel was attempting to “smother” the jury with “obscure” allegations, and that he was trying to persuade the jury that his reputation is “useless”, that he has “no reputation whatsoever”.

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7 d. ago Gerry Adams criticises ‘grievous smear’ in BBC Spotlight programme during defamation trial

The former Sinn Féin leader said he was “irritated” by allegations he had been a member of the IRA Army Council.

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7 d. ago Gerry Adams claims BBC allegations about him undermined Northern Ireland peace process

Former Sinn Féin leader has taken High Court action against the broadcaster over claims he sanctionder murder of Denis Donaldson

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8 d. ago Gerry Adams tells libel case IRA membership was ‘not a path I took’

The former Sinn Féin leader said he would not ‘speculate’ on IRA members or rules in Dublin’s High Court.

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8 d. ago Gerry Adams tells High Court he won't 'speculate' about who was in charge of the IRA in 1970s

Adams entered the witness box for a fifth day of his defamation case against the BBC.

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8 d. ago Gerry Adams defamation case: Jury shown montage of allegations made about former Sinn Féin leader

Court hears Adams continues to work with families of three men ‘disappeared’ by the IRA during Troubles who have not been found

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1 week ago Gerry Adams vs the BBC: Dublin court recalls era when ‘the consequence for informing is death’

Jury in defamation action against the BBC shown documentary from 2016 that Adams claims ‘maliciously defamed’ him

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1 week ago Gerry Adams tells court it is not ‘fair’ to expect him to recall every death in the Troubles

Former Sinn Féin leader was being cross-examined on fourth day of his defamation action against BBC

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1 week ago Adams says he doesn't remember how many died on Bloody Friday and accuses barrister of ‘trivialising'

The former TD and Sinn Féin leader is continuing to give evidence in his defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin.

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