Westerns GFC explained

Club Gaa:Westerns
Irish:Na hIartharaigh CLG
Founded:1951
Province:Leinster
Nickname:The Westies
Colours:Green and Gold
County:Louth
Grounds:Páirc Na hIartharaigh, Reaghstown, Ardee
Coordinates:53.9116°N -6.6083°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

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]

Notes and References

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