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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 / 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, 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.

As of 2023, the club competes in the Junior Championship and Division 3B of the county football Leagues. Anthony Durnin is the manager of the senior team.

Honours

• Louth Junior 2A Football League (1): 1975
• Louth Junior 2A Football Championship (1): 1977
• Louth Junior A Football League (1): 2001
• Drogheda and Dundalk Dairies/Kevin Mullen Shield (2): 1978, 2006
• Louth Junior 1 Football League (Division 3B) (1): 2019

Inter-county players

Reaghstown native Tommy Durnin made his Louth championship debut in 2015 against Westmeath and is still a county player under manager Mickey Harte in 2023. He was a member of the Westerns side that won the Division 3B Football League in 2019. Durnin transferred his club allegiance to Inniskeen Grattans of Monaghan in 2021.

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.

• Gaelic Athletic Association clubs established in 1951
• 1951 establishments in Ireland
• Gaelic games clubs in County Louth
• Gaelic football clubs in County Louth