High Court judge Paul Gilligan to be appointed by Government to ‘engage with Thalidomide survivors’
Irish Thalidomide Association believes move will ‘bring 63 years, many wasted years of our campaign, to an end’
Thalidomide
Issue of new State apology to thalidomide survivors ‘will be dealt with’
Survivors satisfied with movement towards ‘negotiated settlement’ on decades-long saga following meeting with Coaliton leaders
‘Physically there is so much I can’t do’: Thalidomide survivor believes the State is simply waiting for her to die
Having lived a life of physical impairments, regular surgeries and chronic pain, she and her fellow thalidomide survivors want a Dáil apology
Thalidomide survivors’ group demands proper apology from Government
Irish Thalidomide Association expresses anger over a statement issued by the Coalition leaders last week
Thalidomide survivors ‘devastated and so hurt’ by Government statement this week
Government accused of not apologising for State role in prolonging access to drug after worldwide ban
Government says sorry for hardships suffered by Thalidomide survivors
Statement comes as Cabinet briefed on enhanced supports for people impacted by the drug
Thalidomide: Australia gives apology to survivors and families
At heart of the national apology must be an acceptance of Australia’s moral responsibility, prime minister tells parliament
Thalidomide survivors: ‘Having no arms is an unusual disability, there’s no guidebook. I made one up’
Irish Times photographer Nick Bradshaw has travelled around Ireland documenting the lives of people impacted by the drug for an intimate set of portraits
‘As a child I told people my fingers fell off and my hand shrunk in the wash’
I was never made to feel special in the wrong way, but when I was 10, it was time to learn the truth about Thalidomide’s impact on my body
Legal claims against State double in five years to €5bn
Mass actions now comprising 10 per cent of all legal cases against the State
Thalidomide survivors: Mediation on issues of financial support and State apology to get under way
Ireland’s thalidomide survivors renew appeal for what they consider appropriate redress over delays in removing Thalidomide from market
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