Westerns GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club that was founded in 1951 and fields

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teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. The club is based in the parish of Reaghstown, close to the town of Ardee and the

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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 The Louth Junior 2A Football League, or Division 4 of the county football Leagues, is an annual Gaelic football competition that was introduced by Louth GAA in 1941 and contested by the second teams of Senior clubs in County Louth. The captain ...

(1): 1975 *

Louth Junior 2A Football Championship The Louth Junior 2A Football Championship is an annual knockout gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae an Lú) or Lo ...

(1): 1977 *

Louth Junior A Football League The Louth Junior A Football League, or Division 3A of the county football Leagues, is an annual Gaelic football competition. Introduced in 1921, it is contested by Junior clubs in County Louth. The captain of the winning team is presented with ...

(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

championship debut in 2015 against Westmeath and is still a county player under

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Mickey Harte Mickey Harte (born 1952) is an Irish Gaelic football Manager (Gaelic games), manager and former player. He has been manager of the Louth county football team, Louth county team since 2020. Harte managed the Tyrone county football team, Tyrone ...

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

in 2021.

References

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