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Lisa Smith bid to have terror charges dismissed will continue on Wednesday

A legal bid by former Irish Defence Forces member Lisa Smith to have terror-related charges against her dropped will continue at the Special Criminal Court on Wednesday. Co Louth woman Smith, 39, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic ...

18 Jan 2022 at 20:54

Local News

Special Criminal Court hears Lisa Smith 'enveloped herself' in black flag of Islamic State

Former Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith “enveloped herself in the black flag” of the so-called Islamic State, the Special Criminal Court has heard. The Co Louth woman, 39, pleaded not guilty today (Tuesday January 25) to charges of membership ...

25 Jan 2022 at 16:23

Local News

Terror-accused Lisa Smith's bid to have charges dropped to be decided on Monday

A ruling is to be made next week on a legal bid by former Irish Defence Forces member Lisa Smith to have terror-related charges against her dropped. The 39-year-old, from Co Louth, is accused of being a member of so-called Islamic State (IS) ...

23 Jan 2022 at 15:23

National News

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith led ‘totally anonymous’ life in Syria – lawyer

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith led a “totally anonymous” life while living in Syria and there was no “smoking gun” that she did anything for the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group, her lawyer told a Dublin court as she appeals ...

10 Apr 2025 at 14:00

National News

Ex-Air Corps soldier accused of Islamic State membership seeks case dismissal

A former member of the Defence Forces is seeking to have charges of being a member of so-called Islamic State (IS) and financing terrorism dropped at the Special Criminal Court. Lawyers for Louth woman, Lisa Smith (39), have made an ...

11 Jan 2022 at 12:09

National News

Ex-soldier Lisa Smith’s terror conviction based on ‘housewife’ role, court told

The only “overt act” which the prosecution in the trial of former Irish soldier Lisa Smith relied on was her status as a housewife in Syria, her lawyer has told a Dublin court. She is appealing against her conviction for being a ...

10 Apr 2025 at 17:16

National News

Sinead O’Connor was a blessed soul, says Imam

Sinead O’Connor has been described as a “blessed soul” by the Imam who helped convert her to Islam. The Grammy-winning singer, who died on Wednesday aged 56, converted to Islam in 2018 – changing her name to Shuhada’ Davitt, ...

28 Jul 2023 at 16:14

National News

Ex-soldier ‘has clear case’ to appeal against IS membership conviction – lawyer

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has “a clear case” to appeal against her conviction for being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group, her lawyer has said. Smith, 43, from Dundalk in Co Louth, is to ...

09 Apr 2025 at 14:07

National News

Former Irish soldier loses appeal against severity of sentence for IS membership

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has lost an appeal against the severity of her sentence to 15 months in prison for being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. Delivering the decision in the ...

08 Mar 2023 at 12:44

National News

Ex-Irish soldier Lisa Smith jailed for 15 months for IS membership

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. The 40-year-old ex-Defence Forces member was found guilty in May ...

22 Jul 2022 at 14:18

National News

Lisa Smith ‘answered the call to migrate’ to Syria, court hears

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith, who denies membership of so-called Islamic State, “specifically assessed, analysed and ultimately answered the call to migrate” to Syria, a court has heard. A prosecutor in ...

29 Mar 2022 at 16:30

Court hears former soldier Lisa Smith married member of al Qaeda in Syria

National News

Court hears former soldier Lisa Smith married member of al Queda in Syria

Former Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith married a member of al Qaeda and stayed in a “bombed-out” house where militia and rebels held meetings when she was in Syria, her trial has heard. The Co Louth ...

27 Jan 2022 at 17:29

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