6 d. ago BBC has 'no intention' of blocking programmes in Republic following Gerry Adams libel action win

Politicians north and south had been critical of the idea, saying it wouldn’t be in the public interest.

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7 d. ago BBC lawyers seek stay on damages and costs orders in Gerry Adams defamation case

Judge will hear application today after jury last week awarded former Sinn Féin leader €100,000 over 2016 programme and article

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1 week ago Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel case against BBC over spy murder claim

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel case against BBC over spy murder claim  NPR

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1 week ago Implications of Gerry Adams’ libel victory ‘profound’, BBC boss claims

The broadcaster has been ordered to pay the former Sinn Fein leader €100,000.

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1 week ago National: Gerry Adams awarded €100K in damages in BBC defamation case

Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has won a defamation case against the BBC. Mr Adams claimed he was defamed… The post National: Gerry Adams awarded €100K in damages in BBC defamation case appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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1 week ago Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 in damages after winning defamation case against BBC

Mr Adams had claimed that the 2016 Spotlight programme and related article defamed him by falsely accusing him of giving “the final say” in the Provisional IRA’s murder of MI5 informant Denis Donaldson at a cottage in Glenties, Co Donegal in 2006.

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1 week ago Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 after jury finds he was defamed by BBC broadcast and article

Former Sinn Féin leader claimed 2016 TV programme and related article falsely accused him of sanctioning British agent’s killing

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1 week ago Jury in Gerry Adams defamation case against the BBC begins deliberations

Former Sinn Féin leader took legal action over claims in 2016 programme and article accusing him of sanctioning killing of Denis Donaldson

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2 w. ago Jury in Gerry Adams defamation case expected to begin deliberations next week

The former Sinn Féin leader claims a BBC Spotlight programme and a related article published in 2016 defamed him

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2 w. ago Judge tells jury in Gerry Adams libel trial not to give 'a verdict on Irish history’

The former Sinn Féin leader is suing the BBC over a claim in a documentary alleging that he sanctioned the murder of an MI5 informer in 2006.

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2 w. ago Gerry Adams should be awarded at least €200,000 for defamation, High Court jury told

Former Sinn Féin leader claims Spotlight programme defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning Denis Donaldson killing in 2006

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2 w. ago Defamation case cynical attempt by Gerry Adams to ‘launder’ his reputation, BBC barrister tells trial

Former Sinn Féin leader claims Spotlight programme defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning Denis Donaldson killing in 2006

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2 w. ago Miriam Lord: Dáil voices rise in unison over Israel’s slaughter in Gaza

Sinn Féin leader gets short shrift from Taoiseach in row over Central Bank’s Israeli war bonds issues

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2 w. ago Gerry Adams: Witness calls former Sinn Féin leader 'warmonger'

Gerry Adams: Witness calls former Sinn Féin leader 'warmonger'  BBC

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3 w. ago Gerry Adams defamation case: Spotlight would ‘probably’ not breach UK regulations, court told

Independent media consultant Christopher Banatvala gives evidence in hearing of former Sinn Féin leader’s action

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