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

Inter-county players

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

  1. ^ "Westerns turn the sod on their new clubhouse". Hogan Stand. 7 November 2014.
  2. ^ "More final heartache". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Cups of cheer". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Louth GAA senior, intermediate and junior club championship draws". The Argus. 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Louth GAA's adult league and championship winners for 2022". The Argus. 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Louth GAA club management teams begin to take shape with several recent appointments". The Argus. 6 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Around the Districts: Ardee/Collon". Drogheda Independent. 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Westerns make winning debut". The Argus. 7 June 2002.
  9. ^ "Westerns make steady progress". Hogan Stand. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  10. ^ "All the possible outcomes ahead of the final round of Louth GAA club leagues". Dundalk Democrat. 5 August 2019.
  11. ^ "6 new faces in Louth team for Leinster championship opener". The42.ie. 15 May 2015.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Not just 'a junior player': Meet Louth's man mountain, Westerns legend Tommy Durnin". Dundalk Democrat. 24 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Joe Carroll: Give supporters success and they'll be happy". Dundalk Democrat. 12 March 2022.
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