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Mayo aid worker Gena Heraty recovering after kidnap ordeal in Haiti

Aug 30, 2025 08:40
By Shannonside News
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Mayo aid worker Gena Heraty recovering after kidnap ordeal in Haiti

Ms Heraty and her fellow captives were taken for treatment for dehydration and malnutrition, shortly after their release.

Irish aid worker Gena Heraty is recovering in hospital after being freed from her kidnap ordeal in Haiti.

Ms Heraty and her fellow captives were taken for treatment for dehydration and malnutrition, shortly after their release.

The Mayo woman was kidnapped from an orphanage alongside eight other people earlier this month.

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Speaking from an EU summit in Copenhagen this morning - Tánaiste Simon Harris says it's been an extremely difficult time for her family.

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