Gerry Adams' defamation case against the BBC fixed for April

The case is expected to last up to three weeks

Gerry Adams (pictured) claims the BBC falsely alleged he sanctioned the killing of former Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson, who worked for decades as a spy for the British, in Glenties, Co Donegal in 2006. File photo: Brian lawless/PA

Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams' defamation action against the BBC is to go ahead in April, the High Court has heard.

Mr Adams (aged 76) claims the BBC falsely alleged he sanctioned the killing of former Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson, who worked for decades as a spy for the British, in Glenties, Co Donegal in 2006.