The former Sinn Féin leader sued the BBC after a 2016 report, in which a source alleged Adams sanctioned the murder of a British agent.

The BBC has been compelled to pay Gerry Adams €100,000 (£84,000) in damages after a jury decided that a story linking him to the murder of a British agent was defamatory – but the total legal bill ...

Séamus Dooley says the former Sinn Féin leader's libel win over the BBC shows the need for a review of Irish defamation laws.

Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has won a defamation case against the BBC. Courts Reporter Vivienne Traynor takes a look back at the case.

Gerry Adams, 76, claimed a BBC Spotlight programme and an online article published in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the murder of British informant Denis Donaldson.

The BBC will not appeal over Gerry Adams' defamation win against the organisation. Mr Adams, a former leader of Sinn Féin, ...

The BBC has confirmed it will not be appealing Gerry Adams’ successful libel action against the corporation. It comes after the broadcaster updated an online article at the heart of the controversy, ...

The BBC has confirmed that it will not be appealing against Gerry Adams' libel case victory. The former Sinn Féin leader sued ...

Gerry Adams is awarded £84,000 damages after winning libel action against the BBC over claim he sanctioned 2006 murder. By MARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER. Published: 07:04 EDT, 30 May 2025 ...

Bruce Morrison with Gerry Adams in 1995 (Martin Mc Cullough/PA) . During cross-examination he said that he didn’t know about Mr Adam’s own connection to the IRA but that allegations would have ...

The BBC will not appeal over Gerry Adams' defamation victory against the organisation. Mr Adams, a former president of Sinn ...