‘I don’t think I will be going back’ to Ireland — Lisa Smith

(RTÉ) The Irish woman who travelled to Islamic State-controlled territory and who is now being detained in a Syrian camp has said she does not think she will ever be coming back to Ireland.

In an interview with journalist Norma Costello for RTÉ News, Lisa Smith also rejected the suggestion she travelled there to fight alongside the group and denied that she trained young girls in how to handle weapons.

Ms Smith is sitting in Ain Issa refugee camp where she is being held following the collapse of the so-called Islamic State caliphate.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he wants Ms Smith to come home, but he said there were concerns over security, risk and cost.

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