Roisin Jordan expects her election as the GAA's first female county board chairperson to inspire other females to put themselves forward for the top administrative roles in the Association.

The mother-of-four from the Eglish St. Patrick's club made history when she was elected unopposed at the Tyrone annual convention on Tuesday night.

"This moment is much bigger than me. It is for the females who stand beside me, because this door has been opened," she said in the Irish News.

"Tyrone is leading the game, when they have elected a female. It's great, it's great for the Association. This has opened the way for a lot of women to take that step and move on to higher and better positions. The clubs have elected me, and I thank them for it and thank them for giving me the opportunity to lead Tyrone in 2015."

Roisin, who served five years as vice-chairperson, was grateful for the support she received from her family in the run-up to the convention.

"I'm married to Eamon, who also comes from a strong GAA family, and I have four children, one boy, who plays football, and three girls, and without their support, I would not have been able to have got as deeply involved in Tyrone as I am.

"They're very much behind me, they've always been very much behind me. We had a chat before I decided to put my name forward. They're all grown up now. The youngest is 21, and the eldest girl is married."

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