Getty Images Gerry Adams, the former President of Sinn Féin who was awarded €100k in his libel action against the BBC last week, issued an update on Thursday, June 5, following his victory.

The defamation case between Gerry Adams and the BBC has many points of interest, legally and politically, but its implications for journalism have been vastly overstated. The former Sinn Féin ...

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams (Brian Lawless/PA) June 13, 2025 at 6:40pm BST The BBC has said that it will not be appealing Gerry Adams’ libel case victory.

On Friday, former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams won a High Court defamation action against the BBC and was awarded €100,000 in damages.

The former Sinn Féin leader was awarded €100,000 (£84,000) in damages following a trial last month.

“Inspecting the Defence Forces guard of honour at the GPO now is president Adams….” It could happen. Sinn Féin has had the way cleared by a High Court jury to run Gerry Adams, peacemaker ...

Did it matter to the libel case if Adams was also in the IRA, as he has always denied? Mr Justice Alexander Owens ruled that it was not a question for the jury and refused to allow it to be put ...

The idea of him running for president is intriguing for some The prospect of Gerry Adams as the Sinn Féin candidate in a run for the Áras would inject sudden energy into a slow-moving election ...

The BBC will not appeal over Gerry Adams’s defamation victory against the organisation. Mr Adams, a former president of Sinn Féin, said there needs to be “substantial reform” of the ...

The former Sinn Féin leader was awarded €100,000 (£84,000) in damages following a trial last month [PA Media] The BBC has confirmed that it will not be appealing Gerry Adams' libel case victory.

The BBC has confirmed it will not be appealing Gerry Adams’ successful libel action against the corporation. It comes after the broadcaster updated an online article at the heart of the ...

Last month, a jury found Mr Adams, 76, was defamed when it was alleged by an anonymous contributor that he sanctioned the 2006 killing and awarded him €100,000 (£84,000) in damages.