Westerns GFC

Westerns
Na hIartharaigh CLG
Founded:	1951
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
Playing kits
	Standard colours
	Standard colours

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

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

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

^ "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.

[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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