8 d. 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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8 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. 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 Gerry Adams outside High Court in Dublin as jury considers verdict in defamation trial against the BBC

Gerry Adams outside High Court in Dublin as jury considers verdict in defamation trial against the BBC  The Irish Independent

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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 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 Gerry Adams had reputation of being in IRA army council, Michael McDowell says

The former tánaiste was giving evidence at the High Court on the fourth week of a defamation case brought by Gerry Adams against the BBC

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2 w. ago Claims about Gerry Adams in BBC programme would 'probably' not breach UK regulations, court told

Chris Banatvala, who drew up the UK’s broadcasting rules for Ofcom, told the High Court that the programme was not “unfair or unjust”.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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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