Ms Heraty, who has worked in the Caribbean country for decades, was among eight people, including a three-year-old child, taken from an orphanage on Sunday.

Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin has appealed to the people who kidnapped Irish missionary Gena Heraty in Haiti to release her.

Local priest paid tribute to Ms Heraty, saying she has dedicated her life to helping people of Caribbean nation