Waterford man who sent money to Isis became radicalised in the UK, family says

A man who admitted sending funds to Islamic State was in contact with “medium to high level” operatives in the international terrorist group, has been jailed for two and a half years.

By Conor Kane

Hassan Bal, who was sentenced today for sending money to Islamic State, was born in the UK in 1991, to a UK-born mother of Irish descent and a Turkish father.