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.

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

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 former Sinn Féin president was giving evidence on the second day of the civil trial hearing into his defamation action against the BBC.

Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington's fight against gender discrimination in Irish academia was long and difficult, and now she's finally telling her full story