Sneem GAA is an intermediate Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 club from County Kerry

County Kerry

Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

.. They have won 4 South Kerry Senior Football Championship

South Kerry Senior Football Championship

The South Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the South Kerry division. When a Divisional team like South Kerry win the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the winners of the Divisional championship chose the Kerry Senior Football team...

s in 1972, 1977, 1997 and 1998, Kerry Junior Football Championship

Kerry Junior Football Championship

The Kerry junior championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played in County Kerry, Ireland by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to Kerry GAA. It is a grade below Kerry Intermediate Football Championship and the winners move up to that grade the year after winning it...

 in 1997.

History

In early 2009 Sneem senior football team took the decision to amalgamate with neighbouring club Derrynane for all senior competitions. This decision was taken as a result of populations trends in the area which left it difficult to field competitive senior teams.

Achievements

• South Kerry Senior Football Championship
  South Kerry Senior Football Championship
  The South Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the South Kerry division. When a Divisional team like South Kerry win the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the winners of the Divisional championship chose the Kerry Senior Football team...
  
  
• Kerry Junior Football Championship
  Kerry Junior Football Championship
  The Kerry junior championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played in County Kerry, Ireland by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to Kerry GAA. It is a grade below Kerry Intermediate Football Championship and the winners move up to that grade the year after winning it...
  
  
• Kerry County League Division 5
• Kerry County League Division 4
• Kerry County League Division 3
• Kerry County League Division 2

Notable players

• John Egan
  John Egan (footballer)
  John Egan is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Sneem, his divisional side South Kerry and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1984.He also played hurling with neighbouring club Kenmare.Born in Tahilla , County Kerry, Egan...
  
  
• Mixie Palmer
• Sean 'Fly' O'Sullivan
• Killian Burns
  Killian Burns
  Killian Burns was a footballer from Sneem Co Kerry. He played Corner back for Kerry when they won the 1997 & 2000 All Ireland Championships. He won an All Ireland Under 21 Championships in 1995 & 1996. He also won an Hogan Cup in 1992 with St. Brendan's College. He won a Munster Junior Championship...
  
  
• Ronan Hussey
  Ronan Hussey
  Ronan Hussey is an Irish sportsman. He plays Gaelic football with his local Sneem club, with the South Kerry divisional team, and formerly with the Kerry county team.-Playing career:...
  
  

The current panel of players includes several key members of the all conquering South Kerry divisional combination that won the Kerry County Senior Championship in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. These include Mark Drummond, Killian Burns, Brendan Teahan, David Drummond, Sean Hussey, Leonard Burns, Ronan Hussey.