Lisa Smith wins court case fighting her exclusion from UK

She was served with a notice by the British Home Secretary to exclude her from the United Kingdom on the grounds of national security in December

Lisa Smith had been barred from the UK by the British home secretary under regulations that allow for the exclusion of EEA nationals on the grounds of "public policy, public security or public health... prohibiting that person from entering the United Kingdom". Picture: Collins Courts

An Irish woman charged with membership of the Islamic State has won a court case fighting her exclusion from the UK.

Lisa Smith had been barred from the UK by the British Home Secretary under regulations that allow for the exclusion of EEA nationals on the grounds of "public policy, public security or public health... prohibiting that person from entering the United Kingdom".