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.

It comes after former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams won a defamation case against BBC Northern Ireland.

The BBC has indicated it will apply for a stay on orders relating to the successful defamation claim against the broadcaster on Tuesday.

John O’Dowd said management at the corporation had knee-jerked in their reaction to Friday’s verdict at Dublin High Court.

Former Sinn Fein leader Mr Adams won a high profile defamation case against the BBC over an episode in a Spotlight programme.

Enda McGarrity said the Donaldson family had been ‘stonewalled’ in their quest for answers over the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson.

The former Sinn Féin president sued the broadcaster over allegations in a Spotlight documentary.

Denis Donaldson was shot dead in Co Donegal in 2006, months after itting his role as a police and MI5 agent over 20 years.

The broadcaster has been ordered to pay the former Sinn Fein leader €100,000.

The former president of Sinn Fein is suing the BBC over a claim that he sanctioned the killing of informer Denis Donaldson in 2006.

The high-profile trial at Dublin High Court has entered its fifth week.

The former Sinn Féin leader said he would not ‘speculate’ on IRA or rules in Dublin’s High Court.

The former Sinn Féin leader told the defamation trial that an attempt is being made to ‘smother’ the jury in history.

The former Sinn Féin leader is continuing to give evidence in his defamation case against the BBC at the High Court.

The former Sinn Fein president entered the witness box on the first day of his defamation case against the BBC.

Claims were made in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme in 2016 over who sanctioned the killing of British spy Denis Donaldson.

The case is about British informant Denis Donaldson, who was shot dead in his cottage in Co Donegal in 2006.

The former Sinn Féin leader said it was now ‘obvious’ the Labour Government will not repeal the Legacy Act.

Mr Blair called on the IRA to provide clarity on ‘three questions’ around disarmament.

The amendments seek to close a legal loophole over the use of internment during the Troubles.

The former Sinn Féin president won a UK Supreme Court appeal in 2020 over historical convictions in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.

The Department of Justice has been ordered to reconsider the former Sinn Fein leader’s application for compensation.

The former Sinn Fein leader spoke to the media with Bertie Ahern and Jonathan Powell at a conference in Belfast.

Mr Adams also said that while he does not believe a united Ireland is inevitable, he regards the historic peace deal as a stepping stone towards it.

The former footballer was lowered to the dancefloor on a gold cannon and briefly danced with a football during his first routine

The Loose Women star announced she would be taking part in the dancing show on Friday.

The British boxer has been sharing her journey to combat stigma around IVF and same-sex pregnancies