Gerry Adams defamation case against BBC Spotlight

1 release from 1 party, 29 April 2025.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Gerry Adams speaking to the media outside the Four Courts said:

   • Sinn Féin
   • 29 April 2025
   • Response to an event
   • Criticises someone else

   Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams, speaking outside the Four Courts, says a 2016 BBC Spotlight broadcast made a malicious and untrue accusation against him and that the BBC refused his repeated requests for a retraction and apology. He says the claims remain on its website and that he would donate any…

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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