Named in reporting
Lisa Smith
Born 1982, from the ages reported. 123 reports across 1 case, 31 Jul 2021 to 6 Oct 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1982, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Membership of a terrorist group
- Where
- Co. Louth
- Reporting
- 123 reports, 31 Jul 2021 to 6 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, dundalkdemocrat.ie, thejournal.ie, extra.ie, gript.ie, longfordleader.ie, kildarenow.com
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Cases
latest first- Appeal court upholds Lisa Smith's Islamic State membership conviction Membership of a terrorist group · Co. Louth
Lisa Smith, a 44-year-old Irish woman from Dundalk, Co Louth, and former Defence Forces member, was convicted by the Special Criminal Court in May 2022 of membership of the Islamic State terrorist group after travelling to Syria in October 2015. She was acquitted of a separate charge of financing terrorism and sentenced to 15 months in prison in July 2022. The Court of Appeal rejected her sentence appeal in March 2023. In October 2026, the Court of Appeal upheld her conviction, ruling that her voluntary travel to Islamic State-controlled territory constituted sufficient acts of participation without proof of combat or operational acts.
Sentenced, 22 Jul 2022Convicted, accused · 123 reports
Timeline
every report naming Lisa Smith, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 6 Oct2026Appeal Court upholds Smith's conviction for IS membershipconvicted, Lisa Smith, 44, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 6 Oct2026Court of Appeal upholds Lisa Smith’s conviction for Islamic State membershipconvicted, Lisa Smith, 44, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 6 Oct2026Court upholds Lisa Smith’s conviction for membership of terrorist group ISISconvicted, Lisa Smith, 44, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 6 Oct2026Court upholds former Dundalk soldier Lisa Smith’s conviction for ISIS membershipconvicted, Lisa Smith, 44, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 1 Oct2026Court upholds Lisa Smith's conviction for membership of Islamic Stateconvicted, Lisa Smith, 44, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 9 May2025Lisa Smith’s conviction for Islamic State membership should be upheld, court toldconvicted, Lisa Smith, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 11 Apr2025Louth woman Lisa Smith's IS membership conviction falls short of Irish law, court toldconvicted, Lisa Smith, 43, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 10 Apr2025Lawyer says no 'smoking gun' Smith did anything for ISconvicted, Lisa Smith, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 26 May2023Lisa Smith Freed After Being Jailed For Joining ISISconvicted, Lisa Smith, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 8 Mar2023Ex-soldier Lisa Smith loses appeal to reduce 15-month prison sentence for IS membershipconvicted, Lisa Smith, 41, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 8 Mar2023Court of Appeal rejects Dundalk woman Lisa Smith's sentence appealconvicted, Lisa Smith, 41, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 6 Mar2023Appeal decision on Lisa Smith sentence due on Wednesdayconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 11 Oct2022Lisa Smith's lawyers say former soldier was at 'lowest level' of ISISconvicted, Lisa Smith, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 4 Oct2022Lisa Smith’s sentence for being at ‘lowest level’ of Isis terror group excessive, court toldconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 4 Oct2022Lisa Smith's offending was at 'lowest level' and sentence was 'excessive', lawyers tell courtconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 4 Oct2022Lisa Smith's sentence was "excessive", her lawyers told the Court of Appealconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 27 Jul2022Court will hear Lisa Smith sentence appeal in Octoberconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 27 Jul2022Court of Appeal refuses to hear bail application by Lisa Smithconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 24 Jul2022Jailed ISIS bride Lisa Smith will eat and exercise alone in prisonconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 22 Jul2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith jailed for 15 months for joining Isisconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 22 Jul2022Former Irish Soldier Lisa Smith Is Jailed For 15 Months For Joining ISISconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 22 Jul2022Lisa Smith sentenced to 15 months for membership of Islamic Stateconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 22 Jul2022Lisa Smith jailed for 15 months for IS membershipconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 11 Jul2022Court hears Lisa Smith was 'extremely vulnerable' and was 'treated like servant'convicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 11 Jul2022Lisa Smith has already served a sentence and should not be jailed, lawyers tell courtconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 11 Jul2022Barrister for Dundalk woman Lisa Smith tells court she has already served a sentence and should not be sent to prisonconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 11 Jul2022Lisa Smith already served a sentence in Syria and is ‘vulnerable’, court toldconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 4 Jun2022Give me a crash course in... the Lisa Smith trialconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 May2022Lisa Smith found guilty of IS membership & cleared of financing terrorism chargeconvicted, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 30 May2022Full story of the Lisa Smith trial: How did a former Irish soldier end up a member of Isis?accused, Lisa Smith, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 30 May2022BREAKING: Lisa Smith guilty of membership of Isisconvicted, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 May2022Lisa Smith Guilty of ISIS Membership - Griptconvicted, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 30 May2022‘With her eyes open’ - Lisa Smith found guilty of being member of Islamic State - Extra.ieconvicted, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 May2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith found not guilty of funding a terrorist organisationaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 May2022Lisa Smith found guilty of membership of the terrorist organisation Isis by Special Criminal Courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 May2022Former soldier Lisa Smith found not guilty of funding terrorist organisation - Extra.ieaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 May2022Lisa Smith found guilty of Isis membershipconvicted, Lisa Smith, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 29 May2022Judgment due today in trial of Lisa Smith for alleged membership of Isisaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 7 Apr2022Lisa Smith's lawyers make fresh bid to have charges against her dismissedaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 7 Apr2022Fresh bid to have charges against Lisa Smith dismissedaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 Mar2022Prosecution evidence against Lisa Smith falls short of what is required, a defence barrister told trial.accused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 Mar2022Prosecution evidence against Lisa Smith falls short of what's required, barrister tells courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 Mar2022Trial of Lisa Smith ends at Special Criminal Courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 Mar2022Lisa Smith trial hears closing speechesaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 30 Mar2022Lisa Smith fell in with a "pure and strict" sect of Islam in a mosque in Dundalk, defence tells trialaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 29 Mar2022Lisa Smith chose to go to area controlled by ‘demonic’ terrorist group, court toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 29 Mar2022Lisa Smith ‘answered call to migrate to Syria’, court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 28 Mar2022Islamic State provided simple answers to life’s questions, witness tells Lisa Smith trialaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 28 Mar2022Islamic State provided simple answers to life's questions, trial of Dundalk woman Lisa Smith is toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 24 Mar2022Court will consider verdicts in Dundalk woman Lisa Smith trialaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 24 Mar2022Court rejects Lisa Smith application to dismiss chargesaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 22 Mar2022No evidence that Lisa Smith joined or funded Isis , her lawyers told the trialaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 22 Mar2022No evidence that Lisa Smith joined or funded Isis, court is toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 21 Mar2022Lisa Smith warned family to become Muslims before it was too late, court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 15 Mar2022Lisa Smith told a fellow Muslim "at least Abu Bakr did something", trial hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 14 Mar2022Women who tried to leave Islamic State faced prison, torture and death, trial of Dundalk woman Lisa Smith is toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 14 Mar2022Women who tried to leave Islamic State faced severe punishment, Lisa Smith trial toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 11 Mar2022Judges will consider expert evidence in trial of Lisa Smithaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 11 Mar2022Lisa Smith trial : Court to admit social scientist’s evidenceaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 10 Mar2022Judges in trial of Dundalk woman Lisa Smith to rule on evidence of Middle East expert tomorrowaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 10 Mar2022Lisa Smith trial: Court to rule on admissibility of political scientist’s evidenceaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 9 Mar2022Those who travelled in support of Islamic State were members of Isis, Lisa Smith trial toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, namedLisa Smith
- 9 Mar2022Facebook messages between Lisa Smith and known jihadists can be used in trialaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 3 Mar2022Lisa Smith trial: Lawyers waving Data Protection Act like ‘garlic at vampire’, court toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 2 Mar2022Facebook in 'wholesale breach of privacy rights', lawyers in Dundalk woman's trial tell Courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 2 Mar2022Facebook in 'wholesale breach of privacy rights', Lisa Smith lawyers tell courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 2 Mar2022Lisa Smith trial hears claims Facebook in 'wholesale breach of privacy rights'accused, Lisa Smith, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 28 Feb2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith called Irish Government a ‘shower of b******s’, court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 25 Feb2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith's trial resumed todayaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 16 Feb2022Trial of Lisa Smith adjourned for one week due to medical issueaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 16 Feb2022Lisa Smith trial adjourned due to a "medical difficulty"accused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 15 Feb2022Gardai had concerns for Lisa Smith's safety, the trial has heardaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 15 Feb2022Gardai had concerns for Lisa Smith's safety due to online comments, court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 15 Feb2022Garda says there was concern for Lisa Smith’s safety after return homeaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 14 Feb2022Lisa Smith saw a dead man on a cross with his eyes gouged out, trial heardaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 14 Feb2022Bad things were happening but ‘it wasn’t my problem,’ Lisa Smith tells courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 11 Feb2022"Beyond suspicion" that Dundalk woman Lisa Smith joined Isis, FBI Agent told trialaccused, Lisa Smith, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 11 Feb2022FBI agent tells court it was 'beyond suspicion' Lisa Smith joined Isisaccused, Lisa Smith, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 11 Feb2022FBI believes it is ‘beyond suspicion’ that Lisa Smith joined Isis, court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 8 Feb2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith watched Isis drowning video before going to Syria, court heardaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 7 Feb2022Lisa Smith described prosecution witness as 'dangerous' to gardaiaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 7 Feb2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith denied to gardai that she was obsessed with jihadaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 7 Feb2022Lisa Smith denied being obsessed with jihad during interviews with gardaíaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 3 Feb2022Lisa Smith told gardai when she travelled to the Islamic State she wanted to get away from alcohol, prostitution and gay peopleaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 3 Feb2022American who got Lisa Smith out of women's "prison" was wanted by FBI on terrorism charges, trial toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 3 Feb2022American who got Lisa Smith out of women’s ‘prison’ wanted by FBI, court toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 2 Feb2022Lisa Smith told gardai she moved to Syria to build a state where could live surrounded by Muslimsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 1 Feb2022Lisa Smith was legally arrested in 2019, court rulesaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 1 Feb2022Lisa Smith moved to Syria to help build Muslim state, court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 1 Feb2022Court rules Lisa Smith arrest in 2019 was lawfulaccused, Lisa Smith, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 31 Jan2022Lawyers for Dundalk woman Lisa Smith challenge legality of arrestaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 31 Jan2022Lisa Smith lawyers challenge legality of her arrest when she returned to Irelandaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 28 Jan2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith travelled to Syria to be a student and to look after children, trial hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 28 Jan2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith "threw her life away to go and join a violent extremist ideology" ,court toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 28 Jan2022Lisa Smith 'threw her life away to go and join a violent, extremist ideology', court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 28 Jan2022Lisa Smith ‘threw her life away’ to join extremist ideology, court toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 28 Jan2022Lisa Smith wanted to live under Sharia law and was prepared to die a martyr, court is told - Extra.ieaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 27 Jan2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith was indoctrinated and told what to think, trial toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 27 Jan2022Lisa Smith planned to die in Syria and ‘be a martyr’ court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 27 Jan2022Lisa Smith married a member of al Qaida while in Syria, court hearsaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 26 Jan2022Lisa Smith was drawn to ‘harsh end of Islam’, former friend tells courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 26 Jan2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith tried to justify suicide bombings, former friend tells trialaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 26 Jan2022Lisa Smith spoke about suicide bombings and was interested in "harsh end of Islam", a court has heardaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 26 Jan2022Court hears Smith espoused 'harsh' approach to Islamaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 25 Jan2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith said she wanted to live under Sharia law, prosecution barrister tells Special Criminal Courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 25 Jan2022Lisa Smith was vulnerable and ‘wanted to belong’, opening day of trial toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 25 Jan2022Dundalk woman Lisa Smith wanted to "die a martyr", a prosecution barrister has told the Special Criminal Courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 25 Jan2022Lisa Smith pleads not guilty to terrorism chargesaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 24 Jan2022Lisa Smith trial to go aheadaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 24 Jan2022Lisa Smith trial to go ahead after court rejects bid to dismiss terror chargesaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 24 Jan2022Court rejects Lisa Smith’s bid to have charges droppedaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 18 Jan2022Lisa Smith bid to have charges dismissed continues before Special Criminal Courtaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 18 Jan2022Lucinda Creighton's statement on Lisa Smith trial a 'blatant contempt of court' defence lawyers sayaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 18 Jan2022Ex-Defence Forces soldier in court bid to have terror charges droppedaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 17 Jan2022Lucinda Creighton's statement on Lisa Smith trial 'blatant contempt of court' - defence lawyersaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 17 Jan2022Lucinda Creighton’s statement on Lisa Smith a ‘blatant contempt of court’, judges toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 17 Jan2022Lucinda Creighton’s statement on Lisa Smith a ‘blatant contempt of court’, judges toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 11 Jan2022Isis suspect Lisa Smith in final bid to get her trial halted - Extra.ieaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 21 Dec2021Lisa Smith trial to go ahead in new year despite 'discrete disclosure issues'accused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 21 Dec2021Lisa Smith trial to go ahead in the New Yearaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 2 Nov2021'Absolutely enormous' amount of material in Lisa Smith case is crashing the defence's printers, court toldaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
- 23 Oct2021'Huge disclosure' of data ahead of trial of Lisa Smith - Extra.ieaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, Irish, named, irishLisa Smith
- 31 Jul2021Court wants to know "where we're at" with Dundalk woman Lisa Smith caseaccused, Lisa Smith, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lisa Smith
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