Crowds of locals and siblings of Gena Heraty attended a mass in her parish church earlier in the week to pray for her safe return

An Irish woman is among nine people kidnapped from an orphanage in Haiti. Tanaiste Simon Harris said no stone would be left unturned in efforts to ensure the release of Gena Heraty, who oversees the Sainte-Helene orphanage in Kenscoff, close to the capital of Port-au-Prince.

The family of an Irish woman kidnapped from an orphanage in Haiti has said they are "absolutely devastated" and described the situation as "deeply worrying".