Former Sinn Fein leader awarded thousands in damages after winning libel action against BBC
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.
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Gerry Adams outside the High Court in Dublin. Pic: PA
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From left: Former IRA commander Martin McGuinness, Denis Donaldson and Gerry Adams. Pic: PA
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Gerry Adams speaks to media.
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Gerry Adams outside the High Court in Dublin. Pic: PA
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The scene of the 2006 murder of Sinn Fein member and British informant Denis Donaldson.
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Director of BBC Northern Ireland, Adam Smyth, outside the High Court in Dublin.
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BBC Spotlight journalist Jennifer O'Leary outside the High Court. Pic: PA
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