They play in the Intermediate Hurling Championship and Division 2 county league.

Kilgarvan play football in Division 5 of the county league and in the Kenmare District Board championship and County Novice Championship.

In 1889 Kilgarvan was one of five clubs who competed in the first Kerry Senior Hurling Championship.

Kilgarvan won three Kerry Senior Hurling Championship in 1953, 1956 and 1958.

In 2008 made more history by becoming the first Kerry club to make it to a Munster Final when they made the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship Final, however they lost out to Cork side Dripsey on a scoreline of 2-11 to 1-03.