The response by hardline republican paramilitary groups to Óglaigh na hÉireann’s ceasefire announcement doesn’t come as a surprise.
Both the ‘IRA’ - sometimes referred to as the New IRA - and Continuity IRA have ruled out a similar move.
Since its establishment in 2012 the 'IRA' has carried out a series of high profile gun and bomb attacks on the security forces.
It was also responsible for killing two prison officers, David Black in 2012 and Adrian Ismay in 2016 and another man, Kevin Kearney, it accused of being a drug dealer in 2013.
In recent months the organisation has been relatively inactive.
Its last significant incident involving the group was an attempt to kill a Catholic PSNI officer in Derry last February.
While some might put the lack of recent activity down to intense security force surveillance on members, others may suggest the recent absence of activity could be purely tactical.
The Continuity IRA has not carried out any high profile attacks in recent years although it was responsible for shooting dead PSNI officer Stephen Carroll in 2009.
In recent times the organisation has been ravaged by splits and other factions have emerged using the group’s name.
Most observers view the CIRA organisation linked to Republican Sinn Féin as the traditional bearers of the title.
Sources close to the group say it “has gone through a tough time in recent years” as a result of the recent fall outs and says it is “rebuilding and reorganising”.
Although it has pockets of support across the north, the organisation is particularly strong in north Armagh.
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