Aid worker Sharon Commins was returning home today, following more than three months of captivity in war-torn Sudan.

The mother of freed aid worker Sharon Commins today said she could not wait to hold her daughter in her arms again.

Aid worker Sharon Commins and her Ugandan colleague kidnapped in war-torn Sudan more than three months ago have been freed, the Government revealed today.

It has been 100 days since the Irish aid-worker Sharon Commins was kidnapped in Sudan.

Efforts to secure the release of kidnapped Irish aid worker Sharon Commins are reportedly set to intensify this week.

Talks with bandits who kidnapped two aid workers in Darfur are going well and the hostages may be freed soon, according to the Sudanese government.

The Irish Aid worker being held hostage in Sudan has been allowed to make a phone call to her mother in Ireland.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said the Sudanese government is continuing to work to secure the release of Irish aid worker Sharon Commins and has ruled out an armed rescue attempt.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs will today continue talks with the Sudanese government in an attempt to secure the release of Sharon Commins.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Michéal Martin will today hold talks with Sudanese government officials in an effort to secure the release of Irish aid worker, Sharon Commins.

The Irish aid agency Concern says it is worried that people will be put off aid and development work due to a rise in attacks and violence in recent years.

The aid agency GOAL is thanking the Irish public for the support it has shown over the ongoing attempts to free kidnapped aid worker Sharon Commins and her Ugandan colleague Hilda Kawuki.

Aid agency GOAL has said efforts to secure the release of Sharon Commins are intensifying.

The kidnappers of Irish aid worker Sharon Commins are reportedly demanding a $2m (€1.43m) ransom for the release of the Dubliner and her Ugandan colleague, Hilda Kiwuki.

It is thought there has been some progress made in the efforts to free a kidnapped Irish aid worker in Sudan.

The family of kidnapped Irish aid worker Sharon Commins are due to hold talks with the Sudanese Ambassador to Ireland later today.

An Irish aid worker and her colleague being held hostage by an armed gang in Darfur have made contact with their agency’s office, a senior Sudanese official said today.

The men who kidnapped Irish aid worker Sharon Commins in Darfur last week are reportedly demanding a ransom for her release.

The Irish aid worker kidnapped in Darfur last week has reportedly been contacted by Irish officials and could be released shortly.