Graham Shaw hailed his team after their exploits in the 2018 hockey World Cup. 

The coach spoke with OTB's Stephen Doyle after his sides 6-0 to the Netherlands earlier this afternoon in London's Olympic Park.

Shaw says his side are an inspiration to young hockey players in Ireland, and hopes they get recognition for their achievement. 

"So hopefully these girls will change this will change and we'll have young girls at home aspiring to be these players. 

Shaw says recognition for the second place finish in the tournament is important for the development and infrastructure of hockey for future success.

"The more and more role models we have the better our teams will be."

Stephen Doyle also spoke with Ireland's Nicola Daly and Ayeisha McFerran - You can watch/subscribe on our Youtube channel here

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