69 h. ago BBC will not appeal against Gerry Adams’s defamation case victory

Former Sinn Féin president calls for ‘substantial reform’ of broadcaster

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1 week 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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1 week ago Kathy Sheridan: If Gerry Adams wanted to put manners on the BBC, why not do it in Belfast?

At a results-driven level, there was no mystery about it given the Republic’s libel laws

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1 week 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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2 w. ago Gerry Adams' BBC manners remark is 'chilling', Irish NUJ secretary says

Gerry Adams' BBC manners remark is 'chilling', Irish NUJ secretary says  BBC

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2 w. ago Gerry Adams' comments about 'putting manners' on BBC described as 'chilling' by NUJ secretary

Séamus Dooley said the case raises the need for a review of Ireland’s defamation law.

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2 w. ago Dismayed by Gerry Adams’ libel victory in a Dublin court, BBC now considering geoblocking Republic

Dismayed by Gerry Adams’ libel victory in a Dublin court, BBC now considering geoblocking Republic  Belfast Telegraph

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2 w. ago Inside Court 24: Gerry Adams’s witness box quips were often met with laughter, including from the jury

Gerry Adams welcomes jury finding that the BBC defamed him: ‘Tá mé an-sásta leis an verdict’

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Gerry Adams defamation trial: Here's what he said in court, and how the BBC fought back

Adams gave emotional testimony denying IRA membership as the BBC defended its Spotlight allegations in a high-profile defamation trial.

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 in damages after suing BBC for libel

Adams said the case was about “putting manners” on the BBC.

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Jury in Gerry Adams action against BBC to resume deliberations on Friday

Adams claims he was subject to a “grievous smear” while the BBC has described the legal action as a “cynical attempt to launder his reputation”.

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2 w. ago Jury in Gerry Adams' case against the BBC to reconvene on Friday

Jury in Gerry Adams' case against the BBC to reconvene on Friday  BBC

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2 w. 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 considering verdict in Gerry Adams' case against the BBC

Jury considering verdict in Gerry Adams' case against the BBC  BBC

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3 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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