Gena Heraty: 'Intensive' efforts to free Irish woman kidnapped in Haiti

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

“Intensive” efforts are underway to secure the release of an Irish woman who was kidnapped from an orphanage near Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.

Gena Heraty, from Westport, Co Mayo, was one of eight people seized from the Sainte-Helene orphanage.