'We need closure' — The birthday wish of Ireland's youngest Thalidomide survivor

John Stack is the youngest Thalidomide survivor in Ireland, born 14 months after the State failed to follow the international withdrawal of the toxic drug. Picture: Collins Courts

“The State didn’t expect any of us to live past the age of 12,” said Thalidomide survivor John Stack as he celebrated turning 60 — a milestone birthday many did not expect him to see.

John is the youngest Thalidomide survivor in Ireland, born 14 months after the State failed to follow the international withdrawal of the toxic drug.