'Intensive efforts' to secure release of Irish woman kidnapped from orphanage in Haiti

'Intensive efforts' to secure release of Irish woman kidnapped from orphanage in Haiti

Westport native, Gena Heraty has worked in Haiti for over 30 years.

An Irish woman has been kidnapped from an orphanage near Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.

Gena Heraty, from Westport in Co Mayo, is one of eight people who have been kidnapped from the Sainte-Helene orphanage, according to reports.

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