Five sources corroborated Gerry Adams allegations in Spotlight programme, BBC journalist claims

Jennifer O’Leary outlined conversations with five other sources – two republican and three security services sources

Jennifer O’Leary (pictured) on Tuesday outlined to the High Court conversations she had with various republican and security sources during her efforts to verify the claim that the former Sinn Féin leader gave the 'final say' in the IRA’s decision to kill MI5 agent Denis Donaldson in 2006. Photo: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Five sources corroborated a claim made by an anonymous contributor to a BBC Spotlight documentary that Gerry Adams sanctioned the Provisional IRA’s killing of a British agent in 2006, the journalist behind the documentary has said.

Jennifer O’Leary on Tuesday outlined to the High Court conversations she had with various republican and security sources during her efforts to verify the claim that the former Sinn Féin leader gave the “final say” in the IRA’s decision to kill MI5 agent Denis Donaldson in 2006.