An Irish mother whose children were abducted by their father in Egypt nearly three years ago hopes her case will be discussed during Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's visit to Ireland this week

Mandy Kelly from Dundalk in Co Louth was on holiday in Egypt in 2022 when her husband Ramy Gamal Maamoun Mohamed locked her in an apartment and took the children away in a car

Three-year-old Kareem and his five-year-old brother Zayn Mohammed were both born in Ireland and have had no contact with their mother since June 2022