This week, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese apologised to his country's Thalidomide survivors.
Thalidomide was a morning sickness drug developed in the 1950s.
It was withdrawn from the international market in November 1961 after it was discovered that it caused catastrophic birth defects.
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However, Irish authorities didn't act until a further seven months later meaning that the drug was still available to buy here.
Jerry spoke to John Stack from Tarbert who's chairperson of the Irish Thalidomide Association.
John, who turns 61 in January, is Ireland's youngest Thalidomide survivor.
