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International30/05/2025
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Gerry Adams wins defamation lawsuit against the BBC and will receive €100,000.

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Gerry Adams, former president of Sinn Féin, outside the High Court in Dublin on Friday.Clodagh Kilcoyne / REUTERS

Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams will be awarded €100,000 after winning a defamation lawsuit against the BBC. Adams claimed the program Spotlight and an online article falsely claimed that he had authorized the assassination of a former party member and MI5 agent.