The club is affiliated with the Cork GAA board and it fields Gaelic football and hurling teams in Muskerry divisional competitions.

[citation needed] In 1903, the club as well as the town fell into decline with the closure of the Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills.

In 1943, a free almost 9 minutes into added time cost the club victory over St Finbarr's.

After being outclassed in the previous two finals by Glen Rovers and St Finbarr's, Ballincollig had delivered their greatest ever senior display, only to be held to a draw in controversial circumstances.

[citation needed] In 2011, Ballincollig won its first ever top grade Minor Football County Championship by defeating Douglas after a replay and added time in the Cork Institute of Technology sports complex.