Irish mother unable to travel to Egypt to secure return of kidnapped sons due to reported travel ban

Mandy Kelly has been battling to have her children returned to her care for the past four years, after they were kidnapped from her during a family holiday to Cairo. Picture: Gareth Chaney

An Irish mother has said she was unable to travel to Egypt to progress efforts to secure the return of her two young sons due to a lack of legal clarity surrounding a reported travel ban affecting the children.

Mandy Kelly, from Dundalk, Co Louth, has been battling to have her children returned to her care for the past four years, after they were kidnapped from her during a family holiday to Cairo.