Lisa Smith told fellow soldier 'we are being controlled by a shower of b*****ds', court hears

The court also heard she was promoting Islam as "the way forward" to a fellow soldier

Lisa Smith (pictured) was described by a superior officer in the Irish army as "industrious, hard-working and reliable". Photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Lisa Smith, a former Defence Forces member who denies membership of Islamic State, told a fellow soldier that the Irish government were "all a shower of bastards" while talking "anti-western stuff" and promoting Islam as "the way forward", the Special Criminal Court has heard.

The court also heard that Ms Smith was described by a superior officer in the Irish army as "industrious, hard-working and reliable".