The conviction of former Irish soldier Lisa Smith for membership of the so-called Islamic State (IS), because she travelled to Syria in 2015, “falls short of Irish law”, the Court of Appeal has heard.

Louth woman was found guilty in 2022 of being a member of a terrorist organisation Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith leaves the Criminal Courts of Justice yesterday. Photo: PA Former soldier Lisa ...

Former member of the Defence Forces 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 ...

Lisa Smith, 43, from Dundalk in Co Louth, is appealing against her conviction for membership of the IS terror group at the Court of Appeal. The former Defence Forces ...

From googley-eyed pencil cases for primary school and scientific calculators for GCSEs to stacks of chunky textbooks for uni and the cans of RedBull we needed to get through them, WH Smith has ...

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 Islamic ...

Dr Florence Gaub, who is an expert on Middle Eastern conflicts, accepted that some women did travel to Syria for religious reasons and to live under Sharia law. “Is it accepted that Lisa Smith ...

He told the court that a prosecution witness in Smith’s trial, Dr Florence Gaub, who is an expert on Middle Eastern conflicts, accepted that some women did travel to Syria for religious reasons and to ...