Up to 75,000 people will have their car and van insurance cover cancelled in the next three weeks — even though they had paid premiums to Setanta Insurance.

The Irish Brokers Association is calling for a complete overhaul of insurance regulation after the liquidation of Setanta Insurance left 75,000 people uninsured.

Up to 10,000 people are expected to take to the streets of Dublin in a weekend protest march against Government austerity measures.

IN the wake of recent headlines about junior minister Noel Ahern going to Germany to look at new services for drug users, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that those involved in existing services are expressing serious concerns to him about the Government’s commitment to support those services that are already in place.