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Belfast Telegraph
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
Judge accused Gerry Adams' barrister of ‘barracking' witness – then apologised for making criticism
The judge in the Gerry Adams defamation trial accused one of the former Sinn Féin leader's barristers of barracking a witness – but later apologised to the lawyer for being 'bad-tempered' with him. Mr Justice Alexander Owens criticised part of Tom Hogan SC's cross examination of Jennifer O'Leary, the BBC Spotlight reporter in the 'Spy In the IRA' programme that Mr Adams claimed defamed him.
Belfast Telegraph
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
Judge accused Gerry Adams's barrister of ‘barracking' witness – then apologised for making criticism
The judge in the Gerry Adams defamation trial accused one of the former Sinn Féin leader's barristers of barracking a witness – but later apologised to the lawyer for being 'bad-tempered' with him. Mr Justice Alexander Owens criticised part of Tom Hogan SC's cross examination of Jennifer O'Leary, the BBC Spotlight reporter in the 'Spy In the IRA' programme that Mr Adams claimed defamed him.
Irish Independent
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Judge accused Gerry Adams's barrister of ‘barracking' witness – then apologised for making criticism
Today at 21:30 The judge in the Gerry Adams defamation trial accused one of the former Sinn Féin leader's barristers of barracking a witness – but later apologised to the lawyer for being 'bad-tempered' with him. Mr Justice Alexander Owens criticised part of Tom Hogan SC's cross examination of Jennifer O'Leary, the BBC Spotlight reporter in the 'Spy In the IRA' programme that Mr Adams claimed defamed him.
