Gardaí are appealing for anybody who may have seen a red Toyota van prior to a crash which claimed the life of its 57-year-old driver yesterday morning.

NO goals and no points is the chilling statistic worrying Ireland’s senior ladies after they fell to two 3-0 defeats to Germany and Belgium on the opening weekend of the EuroHockey Nations Championships in Germany.

IRELAND hockey coaches Gene Muller and Dave Passmore insist there are positives to be taken from the Setanta Sports Trophy despite seeing their sides finish bottom of the pile yesterday.

Ireland 4 England 6