Her sporting prowess was not just confined to football, as she was capped three times for Ireland in rugby.
Sue Ramsbottom of Laois will be inducted into the Ladies Gaelic Football Association Hall of Fame next month.
Her glittering career began at a young age and when she was just 12, she won an All-Ireland senior club medal with Laois outfit The Heath, in 1986. She later moved to Timahoe and enjoyed significant local and provincial success with the club, while also appearing in another All-Ireland Senior club final in 2000, this time against Monaghan Harps.
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