Jury selected in Gerry Adams' defamation action against BBC

Mr Adams claims the BBC falsely alleged he sanctioned the April 2006 killing of former Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson, who worked for decades as a British spy

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams arrives at the High Court in Dublin on Tuesday for his libel case against the BBC. Picture: Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

A jury of seven men and five women has been empanelled ahead of the civil trial hearing into former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams’ defamation action against the BBC.

Mr Adams, 76, has claimed in the High Court the BBC falsely alleged he sanctioned the April 2006 killing of former Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson, who worked for decades as a British spy.