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Politicians respond to Gerry Adams' libel victory
Mr Adams was seeking damages over a story in which an anonymous contributor alleged he sanctioned the murder of Denis ...
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Gerry Adams case shows that press freedom matters, but so does getting it right
"This case may not heal old wounds, but it does serve as a reminder that fairness must remain at the heart of how we reckon ...
Awarding €100,000 to Gerry Adams is like spitting on the graves of those killed by IRA, says Austin Stack
The decision of a jury in the Dublin High Court to award defamation damages to the republican leader Gerry Adams “is like ...
EXTRA: Gerry Adams v The BBC – The Verdict
Mr Adams sued the BBC over a 2016 Spotlight programme and online report in which an anonymous source alleged he sanctioned ...
Gerry Adams alleges ‘direct political interference’ at BBC over Spotlight case
After a Dublin jury found in his favour and awarded damages over a BBC Spotlight documentary, Mr Adams suggested the ...
Inside Court 24: Gerry Adams’s witness box quips were often met with laughter, including from the jury
Mr Adams’s quips from the witness box were often met with laughter in court, including from the jury. Asked about a ...
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‘Gerry Adams cast a long shadow over my life,’ Troubles victim tells court in BBC libel case
It was endgame in week three of the Gerry Adams defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin. After the BBC ...