Thalidomide survivors urge Government to deliver long-awaited State apology and fair resolution

Members of the Irish Thalidomide Association, from left: Donal Browne, Sandra Dunne, Finola Cassidy, Austin O'Carroll, and Sharon Clarken at Government Buildings, Dublin, ahead of their meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

It is up to the current Government now to show it can do better by thalidomide survivors and families than previous governments, the Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) has said after meeting the Taoiseach.

A group of survivors and family members met Michéal Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris on Thursday.