Ex-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been awarded €100,000 (£84,000) in damages after winning his libel case against the BBC.

Adams, 76, took the BBC to court over a Spotlight NI documentary and an accompanying online article.

An anonymous source alleged Adams had sanctioned the 2006 murder of British agent Dennis Donaldson. Donaldson had been emerging as a prominent figure inside Sinn Fein ranks.

Gerry Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 BBC Spotlight NI programme and accompanying article{ai:summary}Gerry Adams, former leader of Sinn Fein, has been awarded €100,000 in damages after winning a libel case against the BBC. The case stemmed from allegations made in a Spotlight NI documentary that he sanctioned the 2006 murder of British agent Dennis Donaldson.Adams, 76, contested the claims made by an anonymous source, which suggested his involvement in the murder of Donaldson, who was gaining prominence within Sinn Fein. #society

Ex-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams awarded €100k in BBC libel case

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