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What Gerry Adams said during seven days of evidence in BBC defamation trial

The former Sinn Fein president sued the broadcaster over allegations in a Spotlight documentary.

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How the BBC defended programme that aired Adams allegation

The broadcaster said it was ‘fair’ and ‘forensic’ with an allegation that Gerry Adams was involved in the killing of Denis Donaldson.

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Judge says Adams libel case jury not asked to give ‘verdict on Irish history’

The former Sinn Fein leader is suing the BBC over a claim in a documentary alleging that he sanctioned the murder of an MI5 informer in 2006.

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Awarding damages to Gerry Adams would be ‘a cruel joke’, BBC lawyer says

The former Sinn Fein president claims a BBC Spotlight programme defamed him.

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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.

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Former US congressmen tells BBC libel trial Adams had reputation as ‘dependable’

Former Irish Republican leader Gerry Adams is suing the BBC over accusations contained in a broadcast of the Spotlight documentary series.

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BBC ends cross-examination of Gerry Adams in libel trial

Gerry Adams gave evidence for seven days.

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Adams tells BBC case there are still people who think he ‘should be executed’

A former Sinn Fein official who was murdered after being revealed to be an informer was thrown ‘to the wolves’ by security services, Gerry Adams said.

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Gerry Adams tells libel case IRA membership was ‘not a path I took’

The former Sinn Fein leader said he would not ‘speculate’ on IRA members or rules in Dublin’s High Court.

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Gerry Adams tells libel case he will not ‘speculate’ on who was in the IRA

The former Sinn Fein leader told the defamation trial that an attempt is being made to ‘smother’ the jury in history.

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