Protesters gather outside Sinn Féin Árd Fhéis

Protesters gathered outside the Sinn Féin Árd Fhéis in the RDS to demand that the IRA steps down.

The protesters carried posters with the slogan 'Time To Go - Stand Down the IRA', aping the republican movement's slogan for British Troop withdrawal from Northern Ireland.

The small protest also featured posters saying 'No To Crime - Stand Down The IRA.'

Peace Campaigner Chris Hudson said: "What we are demanding is no more ambiguity, no more equivocation."

During the conference Sinn Féin's speakers have rejected claims that republicans are engaged in criminal activity.