Westerns GFC

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Westerns
Na hIartharaigh CLG
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Founded:1951
County: Louth
Nickname:The Westies
Colours:Green and Gold
Grounds:Páirc Na hIartharaigh, Reaghstown, Ardee
Coordinates: 53°54′42″N6°36′30″W / 53.91159°N 6.60825°W / 53.91159; -6.60825
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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.

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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]

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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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