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
2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 3-21 (30) Waterford : 0-18 (18) Wexford : 2-07 (13) Down : 2-22 (28) Louth : 0-15 (15) Limerick : 1-21 (24) Leitrim : 4-17 (29) Antrim : 2-13 (19) Wicklow : 3-13 (22) Longford : 0-20 (20) Derry : 0-18 (18) Offaly : 1-16 (19) Fermanagh : 2-14 (20) Westmeath : 2-19 (25) Carlow : 0-06 (06) Wicklow : 1-19 (22) Fermanagh : 2-18 (24) Westmeath : 0-14 (14) Cork : 2-13 (19) Longford : 2-08 (14) Clare : 3-09 (18) Leitrim : 1-19 (22) Laois : 0-19 (19) Kildare : 3-17 (26) Cavan : 2-13 (19) Waterford :