The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) met with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris on Thursday afternoon to ...

The drug thalidomide was withdrawn in 1961 after it was shown to have caused birth defects in thousands of children worldwide ...

Drug was removed from most markets in 1961 following links to birth defects, but was sold in Ireland until 1964 ...

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The Government has met Thalidomide survivors in Dublin and outlined a series of measures to help them, including the provision of medical cards.

Thalidomide survivors are hoping that a meeting with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste will result in “a shift in the dial” for the ...

Thalidomide survivors tell the Taoiseach and Tánaiste it’s time for the State to finally apologise and deliver lasting justice ...

It was the miracle pill of the 1950s - the cure for morning sickness, backed by doctors and governments worldwide. Then the ...

The two leaders confirmed that the health minister has agreed to provide discretionary medical cards to unacknowledged ...

Jennifer Bradley was told in 1970 that the DES drug prescribed during pregnancy was ‘completely safe’ - but it has left her ...

The disease raises questions about the limits of criminal responsibility, though a breach of trust is a breach of trust ...

HUNDREDS of birth defect victims will campaign for justice after their families were harmed by a drug given to pregnant women ...