No end to paramilitary activity, report finds

THE Government said the latest report from the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) presented a “disturbing picture” of ongoing criminality by both republican and loyalist groups.

The fifth IMC report, published yesterday, concluded that the level of paramilitary activity was still high but noted a downward trend over the past year.

The IMC findings on the IRA concluded that it was still engaged in criminality and continued to recruit and train new members.