The New IRA is planning a campaign to drive migrants out of Ireland, with security officials warning that the dissident republican group could 'take matters into their own hands' amid growing tensions over immigration. A video circulating on social media last week appeared to show an unidentified man speaking on behalf of the New IRA, and issuing an ultimatum to migrants in Ireland. Sullivan's defense has told the court she was asked to take a bag to Northern Ireland without knowing its contents. The Real IRA was formed in 1997 by former members of the Provisional IRA who rejected the peace process. In 2012, it merged with other dissident republican factions to commit to ending British sovereignty in Northern Ireland and establishing a united Ireland, and became known as the New IRA.