Paisley throws cold water on IRA statement

THE Rev Ian Paisley said the unionist community would judge the IRA’s bona fides over the next months and years based on its behaviour and activity.

He said: “Even on the face of the statement, they have failed to explicitly declare an end to their multi-million-pound criminal activity and they have failed to provide the level of transparency that will be necessary to truly build confidence that the guns have gone in their entirety.

“This lack of transparency will prolong the period the community will need to make its assessment.