Westerns GFC
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| Founded: | 1951 | |
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| County: | Louth | |
| Nickname: | The Westies | |
| Colours: | Green and Gold | |
| Grounds: | Páirc Na hIartharaigh, Reaghstown, Ardee | |
| Coordinates: | 53°54′42″N 6°36′30″W / 53.91159°N 6.60825°W | |
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Westerns GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that was founded in 1951 and fields gaelic football teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. The club is based in the parish of Reaghstown,[1] close to the town of Ardee and the Louth/Monaghan border.
Westerns have reached the final of the Louth Junior Football Championship four times, in each case being unsuccessful in winning the Christy Bellew Cup.[2][3]
As of 2023, the club competes in the Junior Championship[4] and Division 3B of the county football Leagues.[5] Anthony Durnin is the manager of the senior team.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Louth Junior 2A Football League (1): 1975[7]
- Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (1): 1977
- Louth Junior A Football League (1): 2001[8]
- Drogheda and Dundalk Dairies/Kevin Mullen Shield (2): 1978, 2006[9]
- Louth Junior 1 Football League (Division 3B) (1): 2019[10]
Inter-county players
[edit]Reaghstown native Tommy Durnin made his Louth championship debut in 2015 against Westmeath[11] and is still a county player under manager Mickey Harte in 2023.[12] He was a member of the Westerns side that won the Division 3B Football League in 2019.[13] Durnin transferred his club allegiance to Inniskeen Grattans of Monaghan in 2021.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Westerns turn the sod on their new clubhouse". Hogan Stand. 7 November 2014.
- ^ "More final heartache". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Cups of cheer". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Louth GAA senior, intermediate and junior club championship draws". The Argus. 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Louth GAA's adult league and championship winners for 2022". The Argus. 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Louth GAA club management teams begin to take shape with several recent appointments". The Argus. 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Around the Districts: Ardee/Collon". Drogheda Independent. 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Westerns make winning debut". The Argus. 7 June 2002.
- ^ "Westerns make steady progress". Hogan Stand. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "All the possible outcomes ahead of the final round of Louth GAA club leagues". Dundalk Democrat. 5 August 2019.
- ^ "6 new faces in Louth team for Leinster championship opener". The42.ie. 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Louth's promotion dream is ended by Dublin but Croke Park clash serves only to inspire optimism among Wee followers". The Argus. 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Not just 'a junior player': Meet Louth's man mountain, Westerns legend Tommy Durnin". Dundalk Democrat. 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Joe Carroll: Give supporters success and they'll be happy". Dundalk Democrat. 12 March 2022.