The club is affiliated with the Duhallow division of Cork GAA and has both a hurling and a Gaelic football team.

[3] Meelin GAA Club was founded in 1928 and in their early years played competitive hurling in the North Cork (Avondhu) division.

Meelin reached their first ever county junior hurling championship final in 1973 and played against Ballinhassig from the Carrigdhoun division.

In 1986 Meelin returned to the county final, however the club suffered a defeat, losing to Ballymartle, with a score of 3–8 to 2–4, with the game also played at Coachford.

The 2010 competition would forever be remembered in the history of Meelin GAA Club, winning the County Junior A Championship.

The All-Ireland Semi-final was played at Éire Óg, Ennis and Meelin prevailed with a score of 0–16 to 1–4, following a poor performance.

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.