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Inquest into Denis Donaldson's 2006 murder in Donegal adjourned for the 27th time

The family of Denis Donaldson have expressed their frustration that the inquest into his 2006 death was adjourned for the 27th time. Donaldson, 56, was murdered in April 2006 at a remote cottage at Cloghercor, Doochary, in a killing claimed by the ...

15 Aug 2024 at 18:33

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams legal case against BBC due before Dublin court

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams’s court case against the BBC over allegations about the murder of an MI5 spy is due to begin. Claims were made in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme in 2016 over who sanctioned the killing of British ...

29 Apr 2025 at 10:03

Northern Ireland

Jury sworn in for Gerry Adams’ defamation case against BBC

A jury has been sworn in for a defamation case brought by former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams against the BBC. Beginning proceedings at Dublin High Court on Tuesday, Mr Justice Alexander Owens said the trial is likely to last four weeks. ...

29 Apr 2025 at 13:22

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams suffered ‘unjustified’ attack through BBC allegation, court hears

Gerry Adams’ reputation as a “peacemaker” suffered an “unjustified” attack when the BBC broadcast an allegation that he had sanctioned the murder of an informer, a civil case has been told. Barrister for Mr Adams, Tom Hogan SC, accused the ...

29 Apr 2025 at 17:23

Northern Ireland

Adams tells court he ‘liked but did not have many dealings’ with British spy

Gerry Adams has said he “liked but did not have many dealings” with a British spy who was killed, a Dublin court heard. The former Sinn Fein president said that Denis Donaldson was “a victim of the conflict” and said the people who he was ...

30 Apr 2025 at 15:07

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams tells defamation trial that BBC programme was ‘hatchet job’

Gerry Adams has called a BBC programme in which he claims he was defamed an “attempted hatchet job” that was “full of inaccuracies”. He said he was “astonished” when he watched the programme, aired in September 2016, and called some of ...

30 Apr 2025 at 18:36

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams says BBC response to complaint over informer story ‘insulting’

Gerry Adams has told a court that a BBC response to his complaint over an allegation that he had sanctioned the murder of an informer was “absolutely insulting”. The former MP and Sinn Fein leader is continuing to give evidence in his ...

01 May 2025 at 15:46

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams tells trial he does not remember how many died on Bloody Friday

Gerry Adams has told a libel hearing that he does not remember how many people were killed in IRA atrocities such as Bloody Friday or the Claudy bombings. There were sharp exchanges between Mr Adams and a barrister for the BBC at ...

02 May 2025 at 17:04

Northern Ireland

BBC did not mention Adams allegation, Donaldson family’s former solicitor says

Gerry Adams was not mentioned in interactions between the solicitor representing the family of a man who was killed and a BBC team making a documentary on the matter, a libel trial relating to the programme has heard. Mr Adams ...

08 May 2025 at 17:26

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams had reputation as ‘warmonger’, victims’ campaigner tells court

Gerry Adams had a reputation as a “warmonger” and “peace taker”, advocates with victims’ groups have told the jury in a libel action taken by the former Sinn Fein president against the BBC. Mr Adams is suing the BBC over a ...

21 May 2025 at 15:45

Northern Ireland

Adams had reputation of being in IRA Army Council, ex-attorney general says

Gerry Adams was “reputed to have become a member of the Army Council of the IRA”, a former attorney general has told his libel trial against the BBC. Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he has deemed to be a “grievous ...

21 May 2025 at 15:46

Northern Ireland

Adams seeking damages of at least 200,000 euro from BBC, jury hears

Gerry Adams is seeking “very substantial” damages of at least 200,000 euro (£168,000) from the BBC, the jury in his libel action against the broadcaster has heard. However, the British public service broadcaster has ...

22 May 2025 at 16:21

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