[1] Members included prominent dissident republicans such as Paul Stewart and James McDonagh.[who?]
The group was formed in the summer of 2013 by ex-associates of murdered RIRA leader Alan Ryan.
They were also involved in a sit-down protest on O’Connell Bridge which stopped traffic for up to three hours.
On 5 February 2014, midnight the IRV ceased operations and disbanded.
Sources say the group was forced to disband by other republicans but leader James McDonagh denied this saying they stood down “for Irish republican unity”.