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Sharp exchanges between Gerry Adams and BBC barrister
There were some sharp exchanges between Gerry Adams and a barrister acting for the BBC on the fourth day of the former Sinn ...
Irish Examiner5h
Jury in Gerry Adams libel case expected to begin deliberations next week
Former Sinn Féin leader claims a BBC programme and a related article published in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the killing of a British agent in 2006 ...
London Evening Standard8d
‘Big sensationalist expose’ claim over Adams programme denied
A BBC Spotlight programme which aired a claim Gerry Adams sanctioned the killing of a spy was ‘measured and precise’. Spotlight editor Gwyneth Jones outside the High Court in Dublin (PA ...
The Independent21d
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 ...
Irish Sun23d
Gerry Adams ‘liked but did not have many dealings’ with British spy Denis Donaldson who was killed, court hears
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 ...
London Evening Standard23d
Adams tells court he ‘liked but did not have many dealings’ with British spy
Gerry Adams told the court Denis Donaldson was ‘a victim of the conflict’ and his handlers had seen him as ‘expendable’. Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams outside the High Court in ...
BBC24d
Gerry Adams suffered 'unjustified attack' by BBC, says lawyer
Gerry Adams' reputation as a peacemaker suffered "an unjustified attack" by the BBC, which wrongly alleged he sanctioned the murder of informer Denis Donaldson in 2006, the High Court in Dublin ...
The Irish Times16d
Gerry Adams says he did not sue over allegations of IRA membership because of legal advice
Gerry Adams has told the High Court that he did not take legal action over repeated claims he was a Provisional IRA member and sat on its army council because he was advised he would not get a ...
Hosted on MSN21d
Sharp exchanges between Gerry Adams and BBC barrister
There were some sharp exchanges between Gerry Adams and a barrister acting for the ... The cross-examination lasted about 90 minutes and is due to resume on Tuesday morning. On Thursday, the ...
The Independent23d
Adams tells court he ‘liked but did not have many dealings’ with British spy
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams outside the High Court in Dublin, where he is bringing a legal action against the BBC over allegations about the murder of an MI5 spy (Liam McBurney/PA ...
The Irish News23d
Gerry Adams tells court he ‘liked but did not have many dealings’ with British spy Denis Donaldson
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 ...