Gerry Adams' claim that his libel case was about "putting manners" on the BBC was chilling and unfair under the circumstances, the Irish secretary of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said.

"I think the upper echelons of the BBC in the north and the reaction to the court judgment shows that they’re unwilling to learn lessons"

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has won a libel suit against the BBC over a claim he authorized the killing of an informant.