The Downs Celebrate First Title In 17 Years

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The Downs have been crowned senior football champions in Westmeath for the first time since 2005.

The Downs are Westmeath senior football champions after a 1-8 to 0-7 points victory over St Loman's of Mullingar.

Weather conditions were poor in Cusack Park but it was Lar Wall's Downs' team that made the most of the opening quarter.

Loman's struggled to find the target early on, failing to land a point for 20 minutes.

The county final winning manager says the weather was an active participant in yesterday's final:

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