The BBC has confirmed that it will not be appealing Gerry Adams’ libel case victory. The former Sinn Féin leader sued the corporation over a 2016 BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight story and online article on the murder of British agent Denis Donaldson. Last month, a jury found Mr Adams, 76, was defamed when it was...
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...