Paramilitaries still a ‘clear and present danger’ in North, says report
IRC finds groups are ‘go to’ people to deal with local anti-social problems in some areas
IRC finds groups are ‘go to’ people to deal with local anti-social problems in some areas
Official reports about organisation and army council have produced different results
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Independent Reporting Commission says paramilitarism remains a ‘stark reality’
President Bush’s former special envoy one of four members of monitoring body
Minister discusses Fresh Start agreement with Northern Secretary and party leaders
Deadlock on welfare broken but no deal for victims and survivors of the Troubles
Latest Stormont House deal has a reasonable chance of succeeding
Deal on paramilitarism, welfare reform, budgets and the past ‘is achievable’
Concerns about party being in government in Republic reinforced by report on paramilitary activity
Contradictions preventing a durable peace have been sharpened rather than resolved
The seven-page assessment was based on information from the MI5, PSNI and An Garda Síochána
Theresa Villiers tells MPs the Provisional IRA of the Troubles ‘is well beyond recall’
The latest round of cross-party talks at Stormont follows months of tension in the North
Flanagan and Villiers to meet delegations from some of North’s parties on Wednesday
Secretary of State Teresa Villiers places responsibility back where it should lie - on the shoulders of the political parties
Robinson and Foster raise doubts about whether substantive negotiations can start
New IMC body and British crime agency would judge status of paramilitary groups
Reassuring DUP without alienating Sinn Féin is task facing Northern Secretary
Unionist parties indicate they will not participate in talks unless preconditions are met
New monitoring body a ‘credible’ solution to Stormont crisis, Villiers says
Commissioner says too early to say if former head of force wrong to shred personal papers
Minister sees no benefit to not participating in talks that will end in ‘matter of weeks’
PSNI and unionists support establishing new organisation similar to IMC
PSNI say they would support an independent assessment of paramilitary groups in NI
British and Irish governments set for comprehensive talks in bid to avert collapse
McGuinness calls for urgent talks with Kenny and Cameron in bid to resolve crisis
Sinn Féin will have to deliver something for Robinson if power-sharing is to survive
Robinson says republicans not unionists should pay price for IRA misbehaviour
First Minister calls decision ‘dishonest’ and says Sinn Féin living in ‘utter denial’
British and Irish governments anxious to hear Robinson’s views on new proposals
Party’s ruling executive unanimously endorses Mike Nesbitt’s recommendation
Group could assess alleged IRA activity, says former IMC observer Dick Kerr
Sinn Féin people should stop saying the IRA has gone away when self-evidently it hasn’t
A decade after decommissioning, there are dead bodies on Belfast’s streets again
DUP MP suggests independent body such as the IMC could help assess status of IRA
Reestablishment of an independent monitoring commission needed to report on structures, activities and capabilities of republican and loyalists paramilitaries
British and Irish governments must now establish if a total wreckage can be avoided
Alliance Minister Stephen Farry says party are supporters of monitoring commission
Either IRA has got new weapons or it was not truthful on decommissioning
The Commissioner speaks out on whether the Provisional IRA structures continue to exist
However, report claimed some members involved in criminal activity for ‘personal gain’
Ex-minister says Irish and British governments saw inert paramilitary as best option
Gardaí believe IRA no longer exists ‘as a body’ but individuals or groups linked to Provisionals are involved in crime such as fuel laundering
Figures show nearly 1,300 homelessness cases due to terrorist intimidation since 2012
Bobby Moffett’s sister wants all information on Shankill Road murder to hold inquest
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