Adair ally defects to bitter rivals

BITTER enemies of Northern Ireland’s most feared sectarian warlord Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair taunted him yesterday over the defection of one of his closest associates.

William 'Mo' Courtney has quit the group's Lower Shankill stronghold and teamed up with the leaders of the mainstream UDA who have threatened to kill Adair.

Until very recently Courtney had been Adair's number two in C Company of the Ulster Defence Association.