The results leaves the Lake County on four points after three games.
Westmeath Manager Mark McHugh believes his side "didn't do enough" to win the game against Down on Saturday.
The Lake County fell short in their Division Three clash as they lost out 2-15 to 1-15 in Newry.
Ryan Magill and John McGeough got the goals for the Ulster outfit, while Brian Cooney got his side's goal off the bench.
The result leaves Westmeath on four points after three games, with Fermanagh set to travel to Mullingar this weekend.
McHugh says his side weren't up to the pace of the game in the first half:
Mark McHugh spoke to Midlands 103's Gerry Russell after the match in Newry:
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