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Séamus Dooley says the former Sinn Féin leader's libel win over the BBC shows the need for a review of Irish defamation laws.
A court in Dublin is told the BBC will apply for orders relating to Gerry Adams' successful libel case against the ...
The BBC’s final defence was that there must be freedom to report on figures of historical importance and losing to Adams ...
UUP peer Lord Elliott has contrasted the sums of money handed out to bereaved relatives of murder victims with the sum ...
Gerry Adams said he will donate the €100,000 he is to receive in damages from the BBC to charities that help children in Gaza ...
The BBC has indicated it will apply for a stay on orders relating to the successful defamation claim against the broadcaster ...
Gerry Adams has won €100,000 in damages over a 2016 BBC story about the murder of British agent Dennis Donaldson.
The former Sinn Féin leader was seeking damages over a story in which an anonymous contributor alleged he sanctioned the ...
Mr Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 episode of its Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, which he ...
A High Court judge has directed the BBC to pay €50,000 damages, plus €250,000 legal costs, to former Sinn Féin president ...
A High Court judge has ordered the BBC to pay Gerry Adams €50,000 – half of his landmark €100,000 defamation award – while ...