Westmeath GAA is considered the greatest player to ever play hurling for Westmeath, and as one of the greatest players never to have won an All-Ireland senior hurling title. In 2015 the Westmeath minor hurlers surprised heavy favourites Wexford by two points in the Leinster quarter-final, the win has been regarded by the manager as the 'biggest result in history of Westmeath hurling'. The senior hurlers beat Carlow by 2 points in the Leinster Qualifier group and extended their winning run beating favourites, Antrim 1-21 to 0-7. The hurlers currently play in the third tier of the National Hurling League while the
2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship - Offaly Fergal Horgan - Tipperary John Keenan - Wicklow Alan Kelly - Galway Barry Kelly - Westmeath Diarmuid Kirwan - Cork Colm Lyons - Cork James McGrath - Westmeath Paud O'Dwyer - Carlow James Owens - Wexford Johnny Ryan - Tipperary Highest attendances: Total attendance: 486,553Average attendance: "24,328" "The Sunday Game" team of the year was picked on 4 September, which was the night of the final. The panel consisting of Brendan Cummins, Henry Shefflin, Michael Duignan, Ger Loughnane, Liam Sheedy, Eddie Brennan and Cyril Farrell selected Tipperary's Séamus Callanan as the Sunday game player of the year. Other