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The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath. The county board is also responsible for the Westmeath county teams.
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Brendan Lowry is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ferbane and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1981 until 1992. Lowry scored 0-3 to help his team to victory in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1982, the most recent occasion that Offaly won the Sam Maguire Cup. His brothers Mick and Seán also played in the 1982 All Ireland winning side. Breandan managed the Westmeath Senior Gaelic football side from 1997 until 2000.
Rory O'Connell is a former Gaelic footballer from Athlone, County Westmeath. He was Westmeath's first Football All Stars winner in 2001. He was also part of the Westmeath team that won the county's first Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2004. He played his club football for Athlone.
Martin Flanagan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer from Tyrrellspass, Westmeath who played for the Westmeath county team from 1995 to 2010.
Damien Healy is a former Gaelic footballer from County Westmeath, Ireland. He played for the Westmeath county team from 1996 to 2010. He won National League Division 2 medals in 2001, 2003 and 2008, and was centre back on the 2004 Leinster Championship winning team. He also won Railway Cup honours with Leinster. He played his club football with St Mary's Rochfortbridge.
Anthony Rainbow is a Gaelic football manager and former player from County Kildare, Ireland. He played with the Kildare county team for almost 20 years with whom he won two Leinster Senior Football Championship medals, in 1998 and 2000. He played in the 1998 All Ireland Senior Football final where Kildare lost out to Galway. He won an All Star in 1998. He also won an O'Byrne Cup medal in 2003. He played with Ireland in the International Rules Series in 2001. He announced his retirement after Kildare's defeat to Down in the All Ireland semi-final in 2010.
Denis Glennon is a Gaelic footballer from Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, Ireland who plays for the Westmeath county team. His younger brother David has also been a member of the senior panel in recent years but is currently living abroad.
Wayne O'Gorman is a dual player from County Wicklow, Ireland. He played both Gaelic football and hurling with Wicklow during the 2000s. He was also part of the Wicklow team that won the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Title in 2002 where he scored 3-02 in the final win over Kerry. He plays his club football with Ashford and hurling with Glenealy with whom he has won County Championship medals.
Enda Galvin is a Gaelic footballer and hurler from County Kerry, Ireland. He plays his club football with his local club Finuge and with his divisional side Feale Rangers and has enjoyed much success. He also plays hurling with his local club Lixnaw. Galvin also played for the Kerry senior football team in 2000.
Declan Meehan is an Irish Gaelic footballer from County Galway, Ireland. He plays his club football with Caltra and played inter-county football for the Galway from 1996 to 2011. He was regarded as one of the most talented and skillful wing half-backs in the country.
Frankie Dolan is a Gaelic footballer from County Roscommon, Ireland. He was part of the Roscommon team that won the Connacht Under 21 Football Championship in 1999, Connacht Senior Football Championship in 2001 and Connacht Junior Football Championship in 2000 and 2008 and All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 2000
Adrian O'Connell is a Gaelic footballer from County Kerry, Ireland. He plays with the Kerry intercounty team and with his club St. Michael's/Foilmore. He was a member of the Kerry team that won All Irelands in 2006 and 2007. His first League appearance for Kerry was in 2006 versus Fermanagh and he made his first Championship versus Tipperary during the Munster Senior Football Championship in 2010. He was also part of the Kerry U21 Team in 2004. He had much success with the South Kerry team winning County Championships in 2004-2006 and again in 2009. With St. Michael's/Foilmore he has also had much success. He won County and Munster Intermediate Championships in 2008 and then added an All Ireland in 2009. So far he has won 1 All-Ireland, 2 Munster Championship, 1 Club Intermediate, 3 Senior County Championship, 2 Minor County Championship and 2 U21 County Championship medals.
PJ Ward is a Gaelic footballer from County Westmeath, Ireland. He played inter-county football with three different counties in the 2000s. He first made his name with Westmeath underage teams helping them to win the Leinster Minor Championship in 2000, scoring 1-04 in the final against Dublin, he then played with New York in the Connacht Championship, before joining up with Offaly.
David Glennon is a Gaelic footballer from Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, Ireland who plays for the Westmeath county team. Glennon is considered to be one of the finest talents the county has ever produced. He was part of the League Final Div 2 in 2006 & 2008.
Shane Nolan is a hurler from County Kerry. He has played with the Kerry intercounty team and with his local Crotta O'Neill's club.
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Shane Brick is a hurler from County Kerry, Ireland. He has played with the Kerry intercounty team, and originally played his club hurling with Kilmoyley. He won six Kerry Senior Hurling Championship medals with Kilmoyley. In 2014, he switched to the southeast of Cork to play with Tracton GAA. He retired from playing in 2016, and joined the management team with Douglas GAA in 2019.
The Westmeath county football team represents Westmeath in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Westmeath GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
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- ↑ "No Heavin in Westmeath team". Hoganstand.com. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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