Lawyers object to evidence of Lisa Smith's alleged contact with convicted terrorists

Ms Smith is believed to have been in contact with John Georgelas and Robert Edward Cerantonio

Lisa Smith has pleaded not guilty to membership of Islamic State. Photo: Collins Courts

Lawyers acting for Lisa Smith, a former Irish soldier who denies membership of Islamic State, are objecting to evidence that allegedly shows Facebook messages between the accused and various people including a convicted terrorist.

Ms Smith (40) from Dundalk, Co. Louth, is on trial at the Special Criminal Court where she has pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful terrorist group, Islamic State, between October 28, 2015, and December 1, 2019. She has also pleaded not guilty to financing terrorism by sending €800 in assistance, via a Western Union money transfer, to a named man on May 6, 2015.