Séamus Dooley says the former Sinn Féin leader's libel win over the BBC shows the need for a review of Irish defamation laws.

The BBC has confirmed that it will not be appealing against Gerry Adams' libel case victory. The former Sinn Féin leader sued the corporation over a 2016 BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight story and ...

June 05, 2025 at 2:09pm BST. Gerry Adams has said he will donate the €100,000 in libel damages from the BBC to causes including the children of Gaza and the Irish language sector, while standing ...

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 ...

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 controversy, ...

The BBC will not appeal over Gerry Adams' defamation win against the organisation. Mr Adams, a former leader of Sinn Féin, said there needed to be "substantial reform" of the broadcaster.

The BBC is “The British Broadcasting Corporation”, but nobody calls it that except Gerry Adams. Again and again, very ...

Gerry Adams’ claim that his libel case against the BBC was about “putting manners” on the broadcaster has been described as “chilling” by a senior union figure.

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.

Gerry Adams’ claim that his libel case against the BBC was about “putting manners” on the broadcaster has been described as “chilling” by a senior union figure. Seamus Dooley, the Irish ...

Mr Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 episode of its Spotlight programme and an accompanying online story, which he said defamed him. By Cate McCurry and Cillian Sherlock, PA Gerry Adams said he ...