I have been to Egypt eight times, still no sign of my snatched sons

Mum's plea for help in getting boys home, Kids' dad abducted them over 3 years ago

- JOHN KIERANS

A MOTHER has told of her anger after making EIGHT trips to Egypt to try and find her abducted children and getting nowhere.

Mandy Kelly has not seen or heard from her sons Zayn, 7, and Kareem, 4, in three-and-a-half years since they were snatched by their father while on holiday in Cairo in March 2022.

She is now pleading with the Government to make the safe return of her boys a top diplomatic priority and that they be top of the agenda in any future cooperation, from trade to security, between the two countries.

But she also called on gardai to give her an update on her request for an Interpol Red Notice request so her ex-husband can be arrested for taking their sons illegally.

The Egyptian courts have already ordered him to give the boys back to their mother - but the police can't find him in order to implement the court ruling.