It is understood they left the Defence Forces several years ago
A former member of the Defence Forces has been detained in Syria on suspicion of alleged membership of Isis.Government sources say her case has only come to light in the last number of hours.
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said the Government was aware of reports of an Irish citizen being detained. A senior source said that the woman had not yet made contact with the Government, and it could not offer consular assistance until she did so.The case comes after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s recent statement that the taking citizenship away from people was bad practice and was something the Government would be “loath” to do.
Mr Varadkar said any consideration of revoking citizenship depends on “the individual circumstances”.
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