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.

[6] 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.