Alison O'Connor: State still holding out on Thalidomide survivors 61 years on

If there's a Cabinet reshuffle, the Irish Thalidomide Association could end up seeking necessary medical support from their 26th minister for health. Enough already. Truly. Let’s get it done.

Irish Thalidomide Association spokesperson Finola Cassidy outside Government Buildings after her meeting yesterday with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly. Picture: Sam Boal

Finola Cassidy did not want a photographer for her wedding day. Unusual for a bride, but Finola did not want her “gammy arm” showing in any photographs. 

She offers this bit of information without prompting.