Three men have been arrested by detectives hunting the killers of a former IRA man in Belfast.

The IRA was the most ruthless killing machine in the western world, the Northern Assembly has been told.

A 46-year-old man has been arrested by detectives hunting the killers of Kevin McGuigan.

Police in the North have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the murder of Kevin McGuigan.

Sinn Fein says it's confident that a new Garda assessment of the Provisional IRA, will confirm that that group no longer exists.

A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Kevin McGuigan.

Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has said that the IRA does not exist, and will not be reconvening in future.

A member of the Stormont Assembly is echoing comments from the Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams that "the IRA is gone and is not coming back".

The North's senior police officer believes the IRA still exists, Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has claimed.

Sinn Féin's President has hit out those who he says have "opportunistically seized on the killing of Kevin McGuigan".

Detectives investigating a murder linked to the Provisional IRA have arrested a 60-year-old man.

Police in the North suspect current members of the Provisional IRA of involvement in the murder of a father-of-nine in Belfast.

A 53-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of a former IRA member is due to appear in court charged with possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

A fourth man's been arrested in the investigation into the killing of former IRA member Kevin McGuigan.

Two firearms have been recovered and a man arrested, as part of investigations into the murder of Kevin McGuigan in the North.

Three men have been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of former IRA man Kevin McGuigan.

Two people have been arrested by detectives investigating the shooting of a prominent republican in Belfast.

Sinn Féin should be expelled from the North's power-sharing Executive if it is proven the Provisional IRA was behind the murder of one of its former members in Belfast, Stormont’s First Minister has said.