{"id":248534,"date":"2025-05-30T12:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams-reacts-after-winning-bbc-defamation-case\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:04:47","slug":"former-sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams-reacts-after-winning-bbc-defamation-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams-reacts-after-winning-bbc-defamation-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams reacts after winning BBC defamation case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0diq97ZEadM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams reacts after winning BBC defamation case\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0diq97ZEadM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has won his defamation action against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>The 76-year-old has been awarded 100,000 euros in damages.<\/p>\n<p>Adams claimed a BBC Spotlight programme and an online article published in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the murder of British informant Denis Donaldson.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has won his defamation action against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin. 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