Page "Continuity Irish Republican Army" Paragraph 17

In 2005, several members of the CIRA, who were serving prison sentences in Portlaoise Prison for paramilitary activity, left the organisation.

Some transferred to the INLA landing of the prison, but the majority of those who left are now independent and on E4 landing.

The remaining CIRA prisoners have moved to D Wing.

Supporters of the Continuity IRA leadership claim that this resulted from an internal disagreement, which although brought to a conclusion, was followed by some people leaving the organisation anyway.

Supporters of the disaffected members established the Concerned Group for Republican Prisoners in their support.

Most of those who had left went back to the CIRA, or dissociated themselves from the CGRP.

The group is now defunct.