Former soldier Lisa Smith to be sentenced for Islamic State membership

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith, 40, is due before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin for sentencing after she was found guilty of membership of the so-called Islamic State terror group (Niall Carson/PA)

A former Irish soldier found guilty of being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) is due to appear before a Dublin court on Friday for sentencing.

Ex-Defence Forces member Lisa Smith, 40, was found guilty in May of membership of the IS terror group but was acquitted of a separate charge of financing terrorism after a nine-week trial at the non-jury Special Criminal Court.