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Welcome home! Irish ladies hockey team expected to see huge welcome when they arrive home today




The Irish ladies hockey team are expected to receive a huge welcome when they make their way to Dublin airport later today.

The ladies really did Ireland proud be winning a silver medal is the hockey World Cup Final.

The ladies lost to reigning champions the Netherlands in the World Cup Final. The Dutch side have now won the World Cup 8 times in total.

Incredibly, Ireland goes home with wins over USA, India and Spain. They won penalty shootouts and majorly pressurised matches.

It’s understood that a civic ceremony will be held for the ladies as they present their World Cup silver medals publicly to the country for inspection!

Well done to them all!

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