Julian O’Neill & Matt Fox BBC News NI Adams says the case “was about putting manners on the BBC” Gerry Adams has won €100,000 (£84,000) in damages over a BBC story about the murder of a British agent. A court found the former Sinn Féin leader was defamed in a BBC NI Spotlight programme broadcast...
Julian O’Neill BBC News NI crime and justice correspondent PA Media Gerry Adams, pictured on Thursday, is giving evidence for the third day of his libel case against the BBC The former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said he was insulted by the BBC’s response to his complaint about a Spotlight programme dealing with...
Julian O’Neill & Chris Page BBC News NI PA Media Gerry Adams, pictured on Wednesday, appeared during the second day of his libel case against the BBC Gerry Adams has described a BBC TV programme on the murder of an informer as an “attempted hatchet job” on him. The former Sinn Féin president was giving...
Julian O’Neill and Chris Page BBC News NI Getty Images Gerry Adams alleges the BBC defamed him by falsely claiming he sanctioned the killing of Denis Donaldson Gerry Adams’ reputation as a peacemaker suffered “an unjustified attack” by the BBC, which wrongly alleged he sanctioned the murder of informer Denis Donaldson in 2006, the High...