Alleged IS member faces extra charges

An alleged member of so-called Islamic State from Ireland is facing an additional charge of terrorist financing, a court has heard.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Jul 2020, 12:30 BST
Alleged IS member Lisa Smith leaving Dublin District Court with her solicitor Peter Corrigan.Alleged IS member Lisa Smith leaving Dublin District Court with her solicitor Peter Corrigan.
Alleged IS member Lisa Smith leaving Dublin District Court with her solicitor Peter Corrigan.

Lisa Smith, from Co Louth, has been charged with membership of an unlawful organisation under 2005 terror legislation.

The 38-year-old, who is a former member of the Irish Defence Forces, appeared at Dublin District Court on Friday. The court heard Smith faces an additional charge of terrorist financing. This relates to an alleged offence within the Irish state in 2015 in the sum of 800 euros.

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Smith was in court on Friday to be served the book of evidence but her defence solicitor Peter Corrigan said he was seeking a one-week adjournment. Mr Corrigan said Smith has been denied her fundamental right to a jury trial.

Mr Corrigan said his client has been signing on at her local Garda station for the past seven months.

As part of strict bail conditions Smith must reside at an address in the north east of the country and sign on at a Garda station twice daily from 10am-1pm and 3pm-6pm. She was also ordered to obey a curfew and has to remain indoors from 8pm to 7am. She has been banned from the internet or using social media.

Judge Grainne Malone adjourned the case until July 31 and remanded Smith on bail for one more week.

Smith was arrested at Dublin Airport in 2019 after returning from Turkey in November with her young daughter.

She had travelled to Syria a number of years ago after she converted to Islam.