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Irish Aid Worker Gena Heraty Freed from Haitian Kidnapping

8/30/2025

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Gena Heraty, an Irish aid worker, and eight others were released after their kidnapping in Haiti on August 3.
Heraty has spent 32 years in Haiti running an orphanage.
The Irish government expressed relief at their safe return amid rising violence in Port-au-Prince.
Reports indicate the kidnappers are associated with a criminal coalition destabilizing the capital.

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Story summary

Gena Heraty, an Irish aid worker, and eight others were released after their kidnapping in Haiti on August 3.
Heraty has spent 32 years in Haiti running an orphanage.
The Irish government expressed relief at their safe return amid rising violence in Port-au-Prince.
Reports indicate the kidnappers are associated with a criminal coalition destabilizing the capital.