Tributes are pouring in for Liz Howard, the trailblazing first female analyst on The Sunday Game who has sadly passed away.

Liz made history by becoming the first woman elected to the GAA board of the county where GAA began in 1980, when she became the PRO of the Tipperary County Board.

The daughter of All-Ireland GAA legend Garrett Howard, Liz left an equally memorable mark on the camogie pitch during her playing days.

She and her sisters, Pat and Jo, started a camogie club after moving to Feakle in Clare from Tipperary.

During her playing days, she won a county and Munster title as well as the first National League in 1977.

Liz became a household name two years later when she became the first female analyst for football and hurling on The Sunday Game.

She again made waves in the industry when she was elected to the role of president of the Camogie Association from 2006 to 2009.

Uchtarán an Chumainn Camógaíochta, Brian Molloy, led the condolences saying: ‘On behalf of the Camogie Association, I would like to share my sympathies to Liz’s family, her many friends, former colleagues and the wider games community on her passing.;’

‘Liz Howard with 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 be remembered as a deeply respected figure with the Gaelic games, whose love for Camogie and hurling shone through in everything she did.’

‘Very sad to hear about Liz Howard. The word trailblazer is often used cheaply, but it is very true of Liz,’ wrote someone else.

A statement from Tipperary GAA stated that they were ‘deeply saddened’ by the news.