Minister of State for Justice Niall Collins told Mr Ward the Government “is committed to supporting people affected by ...

An advocate says some people with disabilities faced discrimination because they were often mask or vaccine exempt.

Despite being impacted by thalidomide and having 35 operations in her lifetime, Jacqui Browne was an avid sailor and ...

Having warned that the Government was waiting for Thalidomide victims to die, Jacqui Browne's death is a reproach to the ...

Survivors of Thalidomide have met with the three Government leaders at Government Buildings.

A spokesperson for the Irish Thalidomide Association has said members were "devastated" and "hurt" by the Government's statement earlier this week.

A group representing Irish thalidomide survivors has said those impacted are devastated, hurt and shocked by the expression of sympathy they received in a letter from the government this week.

Thalidomide: ‘Darkest chapter’ in Australia’s medical history Their lives were irreversibly damaged by a so called “wonder drug”. It’s now described as our biggest medical scandal.

Irish survivors of thalidomide - a drug prescribed worldwide during the 1950s and 1960s - have demanded an apology from the government following one issued by Australia to victims on Wednesday.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery Wednesday when Australia’s Parliament made a national apology to them on the ...