It will be for the 12-member jury to decide whether Mr Adams has been defamed. And, to assist, they have been given an "issue paper" consisting of five questions, which will determine whether he ...

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams outside the High Court in Dublin, Friday, May 30, 2025, after he was awarded 100,000 euro (£84,000) in damages after winning his libel action against the BBC.

By then, Mr Adams was leader of what had previously been the IRA ’s political wing, Sinn Féin, which was co-leading the devolved government in Belfast. Mr Adams became a celebrity politician.

May 30 (UPI) -- Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams Friday won $113,486 in a defamation lawsuit against the BBC. Adams claimed in court that the BBC defamed him in a documentary and online article ...