Irish aid worker Gena Heraty released after month-long kidnapping ordeal in Haiti

Gena Heraty who was kidnapped along with seven other people from an orphanage in Haiti. Picture: Family Handout/PA Wire

The family of Irish aid worker Gena Heraty said they are “relieved beyond words” following her release after nearly a month of captivity in Haiti.

Ms Heraty, a native of Westport, Co Mayo, and in her 50s, was kidnapped along with seven colleagues and a three-year-old child from the orphanage she oversaw in the commune of Kenscoff on August 3.