{"id":248634,"date":"2025-05-30T21:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-sinn-fein-leader-awarded-84k-in-libel-case-against-bbc\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T21:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:04:31","slug":"former-sinn-fein-leader-awarded-84k-in-libel-case-against-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-sinn-fein-leader-awarded-84k-in-libel-case-against-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sinn Fein leader awarded \u00a384k in libel case against BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ubb9jdFp74E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former Sinn Fein leader awarded \u00a384k in libel case against BBC\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubb9jdFp74E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been awarded \u00a384,000 in damages after winning his libel case against the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>He sued for defamation over a documentary and accompanying online article that alleged he sanctioned the murder of a Denis Donaldson, an MI5 informant, which he denied. <\/p>\n<p>Donaldson&#8217;s daughter has called for an urgent public inquiry into her father&#8217;s killing.<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been awarded \u00a384,000 in damages after winning his libel case against the BBC. 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