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Johnny Adair: Mad Dog of the Shankill
· 1 h 21 min
Episode Johnny Adair: Mad Dog of the Shankill
Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair played a significant role in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He commanded the UDA's C Company and through his leadership they enacted a fierce campaign of violence against Republican paramilitaries and the Nationalist population as a whole.
For the first time in the Troubles, loyalists were out-killing republicans and much of this was down to the actions of C Company.
But Adair wanted more power and ended up taking the fight to fellow loyalists, as he ousted the UVF from the Shankill.
But this move would see the full weight of the UDA come down upon him, and would lead to his expulsion from Northern Ireland.
This is the story of Johnny Adair.
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