Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill.

The Irish Thalidomide Association is taking its case to the High Court in a bid to gain compensation for Thalidomide survivors.

The Irish Thalidomide Association has welcomed an Australian woman’s multimillion settlement with the distributor of the anti-morning sickness drug she says caused her birth defect.

THE Irish Thalidomide Association has described as ‘derisory’ Government support measures for the survivors of the Thalidomide drug in Ireland.

Thalidomide victims said tonight that they deserved better after they were offered €62,500 each under a revised compensation deal.