Trina Murray voted in as President-elect of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association

Leinster LGFA President Trina Murray is the new president-elect of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association.

The Westmeath native was elected on Saturday as Uachtarán Tofa at the 2024 LGFA Annual Congress, held the Falls Hotel in Ennistymon, Co. Clare.

Murray defeated Down's Seamus O’Hanlon on a 82-26 vote and will become the 14th different President of the LGFA since its inception in 1974, when she officially assumes office at the LGFA's 2025 Annual Congress in Co. Donegal.

Murray will take over from Mícheál Naughton and will be the fifth female LGFA President, following previous terms served by Mary Wheatley, Helen O'Rourke (the current LGFA CEO), Geraldine Giles and Marie Hickey.

As a player, Murray lined out for 20 years with Moate and for 13 years in the colours of Westmeath, who won a Leinster title in 1995 before adding an All-Ireland B crown in the same year.

However, she missed out on the chance to play in the All-Ireland final as she was involved in a car accident a week before the big game.

A clerical officer with Westmeath County Council, Murray has been serving as Leinster LGFA President, and LGFA vice-President, since January 2021.

Speaking after today's news, Murray said: "I’m overwhelmed. It’s a huge honour for myself, my family, my club, my county and my province.

"I’m looking forward to the role that lies in store and I will assist Mícheál in any way that I can over the next year.

"These are exciting times for the LGFA and we can look to the future with a huge sense of optimism, as we approach our 50th anniversary on the 18th of July."