New IMC report handed to govts

Ceasefire watchdogs today handed over a new report on paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland to the British and Irish governments.

The latest dossier prepared by the Independent Monitoring Commission is the first since the IRA declared an end to its armed struggle in July.

The body’s seventh report also comes after the Provisionals decommissioned all remaining weapons under the scrutiny of General John de Chastelain’s international disarmament body and two church witnesses.

Dublin and London will now study the IMC’s latest assessment before publishing the findings within weeks.