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Rose Dugdale never regretted swapping privileged life for the IRA, funeral told

Rose Dugdale, the English aristocrat who led a notorious IRA art heist, had no regrets about turning her back on a life of privilege, her funeral has heard. Mourners were told that the disinherited heiress, who died earlier this month at the age of ...

27 Mar 2024 at 17:10

Northern Ireland

US attorney general wanted to stop Gerry Adams fundraising trip

The United States attorney general attempted to block Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams from fundraising there in 1995, newly released records show. Papers contained in the annual release of documents from the National Archives in Dublin show that ...

29 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams tells libel case IRA membership was ‘not a path I took’

Gerry Adams has said IRA membership was “not a path I took” as he was quizzed about his past comments and republican links during a libel trial. The 76-year-old said an attempt was being made to “smother” the jury in history as he was asked ...

06 May 2025 at 17:47

National News

‘Big sensationalist expose’ claim over Adams programme denied

A BBC editor has strongly rejected a view that a programme which aired a claim that Gerry Adams sanctioned the killing of a spy was a “big sensationalist expose”. During a libel trial in Dublin, Declan Doyle SC, acting for Mr Adams, put it ...

15 May 2025 at 17:55

BBC reporter tells court she took ‘utmost care’ with Gerry Adams allegation

Northern Ireland

BBC reporter took ‘utmost care’ with Gerry Adams allegation, court told

A BBC reporter has told Dublin’s High Court that she took the “utmost care and responsibility” with the allegation that Gerry Adams had sanctioned the killing of a spy. After a source made the claim in an interview, Jennifer O’Leary said ...

14 May 2025 at 14:36

Northern Ireland

What Gerry Adams said during seven days of evidence in BBC defamation trial

For seven days, Gerry Adams took his place in the witness box in the tiny Court 24, just a few feet from where lawyers and journalists crammed on to the narrow wooden benches. The jury at Dublin High Court heard hours of evidence from ...

30 May 2025 at 12:04

Northern Ireland

BBC ends cross-examination of Gerry Adams in libel trial

The “damage had been done” when the BBC published an article which alleged that Gerry Adams had ordered the killing of an informant, the former Sinn Fein leader has told a libel trial. Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he called a ...

08 May 2025 at 16:53

Northern Ireland

BBC source on Adams claim would ‘likely be killed’ if identified, court told

It is “likely” a source who made allegations against Gerry Adams in a BBC documentary “would be killed” if they were identified, a journalist for the broadcaster has told a libel trial. Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he has ...

13 May 2025 at 17:41

Northern Ireland

Adams tells court he ‘liked but did not have many dealings’ with British spy

Gerry Adams has said he “liked but did not have many dealings” with a British spy who was killed, a Dublin court heard. The former Sinn Fein president said that Denis Donaldson was “a victim of the conflict” and said the people ...

30 Apr 2025 at 15:07

Northern Ireland

Former US congressmen tells BBC libel trial Adams had reputation as ‘dependable’

Gerry Adams had a reputation of “seriousness and dependability”, a US congressmen who worked with President Bill Clinton on the peace process has told the former Sinn Fein leader’s libel trial against the BBC. Mr Adams is ...

09 May 2025 at 17:08

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams suffered ‘unjustified’ attack through BBC allegation, court hears

Gerry Adams’ reputation as a “peacemaker” suffered an “unjustified” attack when the BBC broadcast an allegation that he had sanctioned the murder of an informer, a civil case has been told. Barrister for Mr Adams, Tom ...

29 Apr 2025 at 17:23

Northern Ireland

Awarding damages to Gerry Adams would be ‘a cruel joke’, BBC lawyer says

Gerry Adams is engaging in “a cynical attempt to launder his reputation” by suing the BBC, a jury has been told. Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he claims was a “grievous smear” against him. He says a BBC ...

22 May 2025 at 14:25

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