Former Sinn Fein chief awarded 1000’s in damages

Former Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams has been awarded €100,000 (£84,000) in damages after profitable his defamation motion in opposition to the BBC.

The 76-year-old had claimed a BBC Spotlight programme and a web based article printed in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the homicide of British informant Denis Donaldson.

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