Liz Howard
| Liz Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Éilís Níc Iomhair | |
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| 27th President of Camogie Association | |
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In office 2006–2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Joan O'Flynn, Cork |
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| Born | Deerpark Carrick on Suir Co. Tipperary, Ireland |
| Profession | Manager Aer Lingus, HR Consultant |
Elizabeth 'Liz' Howard (Éilís Níc Iomhair) was the 27th president of the Camogie Association.
From Deerpark, Carrick on Suir, County Tipperary, the daughter of Limerick man, Garrett Howard and Josephine (née Barry) from Newtown Nenagh, Garrett, won five All Ireland medals and was awarded the Bank of Ireland All Time All Star Award. Her mother's uncle Frank McGrath played with the famous Toomevara Greyhounds and Tipperary and later went on to become Chairman of Munster Council GAA. Her home club is now Burgess GAA club in Tipperary. Under the guidance of her parents she and her sisters started a camogie club in Feakle Co. Clare, this led to a revival of camogie in East Clare. Her sister Jo played for Clare and Tipperary while her brother Garry played for Tipperary U21 hurlers. Her niece,Sheena Howard holds senior All Ireland camogie titles with Tipperary While her nephew Garrett won Harty Cup and All Ireland College titles with St. Flannan's College, Co. Clare. Liz played camogie with Clare, Tipperary and Dublin; won a Munster Championship and National League (inaugural year 1977) with Tipperary, two Leinster Junior Championships with Dublin. She was a member of the famous Celtic club in Dublin, a club that provided seven presidents of the Camogie Association. Liz Howard played on the Tipperary team that won the first ever National Camogie League, beating Wexford in the inaugural replayed final in 1977.
During the presidency of Miriam Callaghan Liz, Sile Wallace, Jo Golden and Sinead O Connor developed the Strategic Plan 2004–2008, this was the template to grow and develop camogie. It was Miriam O Callaghan who asked Liz to get back directly involved with camogie. Following her election as President liz initiated an indepth review of the Association to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Camogie Association. This was carried out by Atlantic Sports Management and funded by the Irish Sports Council. The review led a six-year National Development Plan, launched at Annual Congress in Newbridge in March 2010.This led to a new Constitution for the Camogie Association ratified at a special Congress in 2010. She focused on raising the profile of the Association, promoting the stars of the game, developing the game itself, growing the sport working with Sinead O Connor Chief Executive of the Association. Using her professional HR experience, a vibrant and professional full-time Development and administrative team was recruited. RTÉ came on board to include camogie on The Sunday Game, TG4 televised the Junior All Ireland for the first time and general media coverage grew. She was instrumental in replacing the O Duffy Cup with a magnificent new one. At the end of her presidency she said that the sport can grow even more.
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