IRA ceasefire set to top Assembly debate

Northern Ireland Assembly members were today preparing to debate the state of the IRA ceasefire in the wake of allegations that the republican terror group is still targeting senior politicians.

A motion tabled by Stormont First Minister David Trimble has called on Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid to make an assessment of the IRA’s ceasefire amid allegations that the group is targeting leading Conservatives and was behind the March 17 break-in at the top security Castlereagh Police Station.