Thalidomide survivor and campaigner Finola Cassidy called on the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to 'become the decision-makers in fixing this once and for all'. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) is to meet the Taoiseach and Tánaiste on Thursday to advance discussions around a resolution for those affected by the drug.
Thalidomide was developed in Germany in the 1950s as a sedative or tranquiliser but was later widely
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