The Irish-Egyptian siblings being held in a Cairo prison will be taken to a prosecutors’ office in Cairo at 2pm today, with a representative from the Irish Embassy in Egypt.

An Irish citizen caught up in the violence in Egypt told family here she was being beaten by security forces as she and her three siblings were removed from a mosque where they had taken refuge from fighting in the street.

Gunfire has been heard at a Mosque in Egypt where four Irish citizens are trapped.

One of the four Irish citizens trapped inside a mosque in Cairo has said the protestors have "personally threatened to slaughter" her if they see her.

Four Irish citizens are among hundreds of people trapped in an Egyptian mosque fearful they will be attacked if they leave.