{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/6839c2345b56407fa4005dc8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gerry Adams wins his defamation case against the BBC ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1748615599680-c2f20d15-2058-432a-9737-6a492834e943.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A jury in Dublin has awarded Gerry Adams €100,000 in damages. The former Sinn Féin leader won his High Court defamation action against the BBC on Friday morning. It followed a five-week defamation trial. The&nbsp;jury agreed with Mr Adams that a BBC Spotlight programme, defamed him by alleging he sanctioned the killing of former Sinn Fein official Denis Donaldson – he has always denied any involvement.&nbsp;</p><p>Mark Tighe reports.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}