John Adair (born 27 October 1963),[citation needed] better known as Johnny Adair or Mad Dog Adair, is a Northern Irish loyalist and the former leader of...
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the apex of its notoriety during the 1990s when Johnny Adair emerged as its leading figure. Under Adair's direction the West Belfast Brigade in general...
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Jackie McDonald (section Clashes with Johnny Adair)
outspoken critic of former Ulster Freedom Fighters' notorious brigadier, Johnny Adair. He joined the UDA in 1972 about a year after it was formed in Belfast...
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John Gregg (loyalist) (section Johnny Adair)
between the UVF and West Belfast brigadier Johnny Adair. Nonetheless he was not keen to antagonise Adair and so, along with McFarland, McDonald and Jimbo...
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have a commonly used nickname. Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair—West Belfast (1990–2002) An active figure in the UDA/UFF, Adair rose to notoriety in the early 1990s...
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financier of JA Ranch in the Texas Panhandle Johnny Adair (born 1963), Northern Irish paramilitary leader John Adair (author) (born 1934), UK consultant and...
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Johnny Adair during Adair's time as leader of the UDA West Belfast Brigade and remained one of the last of the "C Company" members to support Adair....
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singer Johnny Adair (born 1963), loyalist paramilitary leader in Northern Ireland John Adriano Acea (1917–1963), American jazz pianist Johnny Anfone (born...
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Wendy Millar (section Johnny Adair and C Company)
the Shankill Road which in the early 1990s came under the command of Johnny Adair who was made West Belfast brigadier. On 10 August 1992, the UDA was proscribed...
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McCrory formed a racist skinhead gang along with future UDA Brigadiers Johnny Adair and "Fat" Jackie Thompson. He was knee-capped by the UDA for assaulting...
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John White (loyalist) (section Adair's ally)
Democratic Party (UDP). Always a close ally of Johnny Adair, White was run out of Northern Ireland when Adair fell from grace and is no longer involved in...
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The UDA's West Belfast brigade, and its commander Johnny Adair, played a key role in this. Adair had become the group's commander in 1990.[citation needed]...
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Winkie Dodds (section Adair's ally)
number of years a close ally of Johnny Adair. Frequently serving as head of the West Belfast Brigade during Adair's spells in prison, Dodds later split...
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was a leading figure in Johnny Adair's C Company, one of the most active sections of the UDA, before later falling out with Adair and serving as West Belfast...
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musician at the Noon Show on WSM-TV and on The Johnny Cash Show from 1969 to 1971. On the Cash show, Adair accompanied performers such as Dinah Shore, Peggy...
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Shoukris, like many of their contemporaries, looked instead towards Johnny Adair, head of the neighbouring UDA West Belfast Brigade, as a real leader...
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John Ronald Shafto Adair (1893–1960), Australian businessman and aviator Johnny Adair (born 1963), Ex-Loyalist Paramilitary Joseph Adair (1877–1960), Canadian...
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Jim Spence (loyalist) (section Spence and Adair)
appointing Johnny Adair to the role of military commander. By late 1991 Spence had begun to resent the power and influence enjoyed by Adair and he feared...
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more involved in the UDA, whilst his marriage also broke up. Along with Johnny Adair and other younger figures, McKeag helped to fill the power vacuum left...
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described as being a close ally of UDA brigadier and leading loyalist Johnny Adair. He resided in St Mary's Court, a side street between the Shankill Road...
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Brigadier Johnny Adair, who had grown weary of the Northern Ireland peace process and the Good Friday Agreement, and the UVF leadership. Adair by this time...
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UDA, including Johnny Adair and John Gregg, whilst Jim Gray, Billy "Twister" McQuiston and Michael Stone were Tartan Gang members. Adair and a number of...
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James Millar (loyalist) (section Adair as Brigadier)
women's unit. Along with contemporaries such as his brother Herbie, Johnny Adair, Sam McCrory, "Fat" Jackie Thompson and Donald Hodgen, Millar was part...
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Alternative Ulster – Featuring interviews with Christy Dunne, "Mad Dog" Johnny Adair, Sam "Skelly" McCrory, Joe Doherty, Billy "Buffalo" Clare, Wayne Hart...
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school as future leader Johnny Adair, Somerdale Secondary School on Somerdale Park (Barrett was, however, a few years above Adair). Barrett joined the UDA...
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West Belfast Brigade's notorious C Company which was then headed by Johnny Adair. McCullough was suspected of having organised the killing of South East...
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ordered the attack, although suspicion also fell on West Belfast brigadier Johnny Adair who, even at this stage, was seeking to extend his influence beyond his...
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terms with West Belfast commander Johnny Adair, and in July 1992 he provided a bolt-hole in Taughmonagh from which Adair and his men were to launch an attack...
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Billy McQuiston (section Role in Adair feud)
brigadier Johnny Adair, were having a meeting. The IRA's Intelligence was faulty and the meeting had been cancelled; instead of wiping out Adair and his...
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Wright, Fulton had always been on good personal terms with UDA chief Johnny Adair as the two had socialized together on and off since the early 1990s....
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