State papers: Irish diplomats concerned about possible IRA involvement in shooting of loyalist leader at UB40 concert

Loyalist terrorist Johnny Adair was the subject of an attempted assassination at a concert by UB40.

An attempted murder of notorious loyalist terrorist, Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair at a pop concert in Belfast raised concerns in the Irish Government because of fears of IRA involvement in the daring attack.

The release of top-secret files on the Northern Ireland peace process show members of the Anglo-Irish Secretariat in Belfast were anxious to establish who was behind the attempted assassination of Adair while he attended a concert by UB40 in the Botanic Gardens in May 1999.