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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 as ...

30 Apr 2025 at 15:07

Northern Ireland

Judge continues summarising evidence in Gerry Adams libel trial

The judge in Gerry Adams’ libel action against the BBC is continuing to summarise the evidence in the case for jurors. The high-profile trial at Dublin High Court has entered its fifth week. Former Sinn Finn leader Mr Adams alleges a BBC Spotlight ...

27 May 2025 at 16:57

Northern Ireland

BBC will not appeal against Adams’ defamation case victory

The BBC will not appeal over Gerry Adams’ defamation victory against the organisation. Mr Adams, a former president of Sinn Fein, said there needed to be “substantial reform” of the broadcaster. Mr Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 episode ...

13 Jun 2025 at 20:23

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 were not ...

23 May 2025 at 17:07

Northern Ireland

Jury begins deliberating in Gerry Adams’ libel action against BBC

A jury has begun deliberating on Gerry Adams’ libel action against the BBC. Former Sinn Fein leader Mr Adams alleges a BBC Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, defamed him by alleging he sanctioned the killing of former Sinn ...

29 May 2025 at 10:35

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 programme, and an ...

22 May 2025 at 14:25

Northern Ireland

Jury heard contrasting evidence about Gerry Adams’ reputation

The jury in the Gerry Adams defamation case at Dublin High Court heard dramatically differing evidence about the reputation of the former Sinn Fein leader. One witness said Mr Adams had a reputation of “seriousness and dependability”, ...

30 May 2025 at 12:09

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams tells defamation trial that BBC programme was ‘hatchet job’

Gerry Adams has called a BBC programme in which he claims he was defamed an “attempted hatchet job” that was “full of inaccuracies”. He said he was “astonished” when he watched the programme, aired in September 2016, and called some ...

30 Apr 2025 at 18:36

Northern Ireland

BBC did not mention Adams allegation, Donaldson family’s former solicitor says

Gerry Adams was not mentioned in interactions between the solicitor representing the family of a man who was killed and a BBC team making a documentary on the matter, a libel trial relating to the programme has heard. Mr Adams is ...

08 May 2025 at 17:26

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 barrister for the BBC ...

02 May 2025 at 17:04

Northern Ireland

BBC granted time to consider appeal in Gerry Adams case before paying all costs

The BBC has been granted time to consider taking an appeal of a jury decision which found it had defamed Gerry Adams, before paying all costs and damages to the former Sinn Fein leader. Mr Adams took the BBC to court over a ...

03 Jun 2025 at 15:38

Northern Ireland

Adams had reputation of being in IRA Army Council, ex-attorney general says

Gerry Adams was “reputed to have become a member of the Army Council of the IRA”, a former attorney general has told his libel trial against the BBC. Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he has deemed to be a “grievous ...

21 May 2025 at 15:46

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