Man who helped to fund IS will be sentenced in June

A man who admitted providing funding to the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) is to be sentenced in June.

Hassan Bal, aged 26, of O’Connell St, Waterford, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two terrorist-related offences and was remanded in custody in January.

He was brought back before Waterford Circuit Court on Tuesday and Judge Eugene O’Kelly was told that a report from an expert on radicalisation, requested by the defence, is not ready. However, it should be finalised by the time the current court sessions are over in June.