Former Camogie Association president Liz Howard dies

Liz Howard, the former president of the Camogie Association and a trailblazer for women in Gaelic games, has died.

The former Tipperary player won a Munster Championship and National League medal during her playing career.

She was also the first female analyst on The Sunday Game.

From 2006-09, Howard was elected president of the Camogie Association.

Camogie Association president Brian Molloy said: “On behalf of the Camogie Association, I would like to share my sympathies with Liz’s family, her many friends, former colleagues and the wider Gaelic games community on her passing.

“Liz Howard was one of the great servants of our Association, someone who dedicated decades of her life to the promotion and development of camogie at club, county and national level. Her contribution to our sport was immense.

“Liz brought passion, intelligence and enormous energy to every role she held. She was a proud advocate for camogie and for women in sport, and her leadership helped strengthen and modernise the Association during an important period in its history.

“She will also be remembered as a deeply respected figure within Gaelic games, whose love for Camogie and hurling shone through in everything she did.”