Use of the State jet for ‘Isis bride’ is ruled out

The Government jet will not be used to bring home ‘Isis bride’ Lisa Marie Smith. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar ruled out using the jet to bring back Ms Smith from Syria, where she is understood to be interned in a camp with her two-year-old daughter. She will face a security assessment when she is returned to Irish soil. Cabinet briefly discussed Ms Smith’s predicament yesterday and officials from the departments of justice, defence and foreign affairs are assessing how to help her.

In the Dáil, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said a “security assessment” will be carried out to make sure the Dundalk woman is “not a threat to life and limb here in Ireland”.