Prisoners from the splinter republican group, the Irish National Liberation Army, in the North have indicated that they are opposed to the latest IRA ceasefire.
The 20 or so INLA prisoners in the Maze were visited yesterday by a delegation from the organisation's political wing, the Irish Republican Socialist Party. Afterwards, the IRSP spokesman, Mr Willy Gallagher, said the prisoners had indicated their opposition to a ceasefire.
The INLA refused to call a ceasefire despite the IRA's previous 18-month cessation and it appears if they will adopt the same position this time. However, during the last IRA ceasefire there were no INLA killings of security force members. The group was involved for most of the time in an internal feud that led to six deaths.