https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqg138lzr3o

Gerry Adams has won €100,000 (£84,000) in damages over a BBC story about the murder of a British agent.

The former Sinn Féin leader alleged he was defamed in a BBC NI Spotlight programme broadcast in 2016 and an accompanying online article, in which an anonymous contributor alleged he sanctioned the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson.

Mr Adams, 76, denies any involvement.

The 11-person jury came to its findings after six hours and 49 minutes of deliberations at Dublin's High Court.

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24 comments

  1. Fucking good for him.

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  3. Ooh AHH up the organisation Gerry was never in

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  4. >The former Sinn Féin leader alleged he was defamed in a BBC NI Spotlight programme broadcast in 2016  

    Not alleged anymore. Confirmed. 

    Also turns out doing nothing but trying to smear someone in court as a defence to defamation and getting any oul rando to testify against someone doesn’t work, who knew.

    Get fucked BBC. 

  6. No mention from the BBC article that Adams is entitled to recover his legal costs from the BBC which will likely be several times more than he was awarded in damages.

    €100k is the headline figure but it’s the tip of the iceberg. Between his costs, the BBC’s costs, and damages, the TV licence payer is probably down €1m. Colossal waste of licence payer money on a case they would never win.

  10. Nice to see the Republic “justice” system still running defence for IRA members to this day.

  11. Well done to Gerry! A wonderful man and it’s time the media stop portraying him in a negative light

  14. “The BBC defended its “responsible journalism” that was the result of careful investigation, and argued it was merely reporting allegations, rather than standing over them.”

    ^

  18. Not just referring to this specifically, but it is clear that there is an ongoing campaign by Sinn Féin of airbrushing out the unsavoury parts of their history and shutting down critics

    Those who value truth and accountability have a duty to ensure their victims not forgotten as they will only ramp up their efforts

  19. British government pays out to terrorists, unbelievable.

  20. Under Adam Smyths “leadership” BBC NI has paid out £450k in legal bills/settlements to Donna Traynor and Lena Ferguson plus now £84k plus legal expenses to Gerry Adams.

  23. You just know this is going to splash back on Mo Charas case in London next month.

  24. Tbf he is a terrorist and a murderer so dont know why the BBC would accept any damages

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