Craigbane GAC is a small, rural club nestled in the foothills of the Sperrin mountains on the border between Derry and Tyrone in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The club has a proud history of having many of their players, past and present, represent their county at senior and minor level as well as development squads. The team has the nick-name "the Lily Whites" and traditionally have club colours of white and green.
Craigbane are Ulster Champions!! Craigbane 0-06 Culloville 0-05

Craigbane are Ulster Champions!! Craigbane 0-06 Culloville 0-05

Ulster Club IFC Final Result: Craigbane 0-06 Culloville (Armagh) 0-05 (report from Limavady Chronicle) A SUPERB midfield display by Bliain Gormley paved the way for a narrow win for Derry champions Craigbane over Armagh holders Culloville Blues at wind swept Omagh on Saturday night. However it was Down referee Cairan...
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Spirited second half come-back earns Lily-Whites dream date to the Intermediate Final: Craigbane 2-19 Drumsurn 5-08

Spirited second half come-back earns Lily-Whites dream date to the Intermediate Final: Craigbane 2-19 Drumsurn 5-08

Craigbane progressed to an Intermediate final date with Swatragh after two-goal Lee Moore inspired them to a second half revival in Saturday’s scorefest against underdogs Drumsurn at Celtic Park. Michael Wilson reports (Photos courtesy of the Derry Journal) Going into the game as strong favourites, Craigbane found themselves nine points down after only 10 minutes as...
Injury time goals in both halfs sees Craigbane through to the Semis. Craigbane 2-09 Slaughtmanus 1-07

Injury time goals in both halfs sees Craigbane through to the Semis. Craigbane 2-09 Slaughtmanus 1-07

  Match Report By: Bernie Mullan. Photographs By: Michael Hasson Photography.   Championship favourites Craigbane may have ended up five point winners in this scrappy quarter final at wind swept Banagher but it would be fair to say that they stumbled into the last eight rather than cruised. They won the game with a Lee More goal in...
Strong second half performance sends 14 men Lily-whites through. Craigbane 2-09 Foreglen 1-06

Strong second half performance sends 14 men Lily-whites through. Craigbane 2-09 Foreglen 1-06

Craigbane stormed through to the Quarter-Finals of the Intermediate Championship after a gallant second half display at Slaughtmanus. Craigbane trailed at half time 0-05 to 0-03 where they played with a slight breeze behind their backs. It was a first half to forget as they made a tally of 11 wides which they could have...
Moore Lad gets Derry Minor Captaincy nod!

Moore Lad gets Derry Minor Captaincy nod!

Craigbane G.A.C would like to congratulate Rory Moore on achieving the Derry Minor Captaincy for the year 2011. Rory who played at full-back in last years Derry Minor team will captain this years Derry Minor team against Fermanagh in Celtic Park for the 1st Round of the Ulster Championship on Sunday 22nd May. Throw-in @ 1:45pm. It has been a remarkable achievement...
Catherine through to Rose of Tralee Finals!!

Catherine through to Rose of Tralee Finals!!

Craigbane’s Catherine Feeney has won her final heat in Portlaoise to go through to the Rose of  Tralee finals. The Gortscreaghan lass was one of the lucky 7 girls from 28 that has made the televised final in August. It has been a roller coaster 2 months for the Magherafelt based Physio-therapist who has had great support to date. This...
Second defeat for Ladies as Dungiven mark 5pt win

Second defeat for Ladies as Dungiven mark 5pt win

Craigbane Ladies suffered their 2nd successive defeat at the hands of Dungiven on Tuesday night. For the large majority of the 1st half the ladies were without doubt the better team, Dungiven failing to register a score until 19mins of the 1st half. Danielle Mullaly and Laura Cooke putting Craigbane ahead after 10mins with 2 fine points. Poor defending led to...
Craigbane G.A.C supports fundraiser for the kids with Down-syndrome

Craigbane G.A.C supports fundraiser for the kids with Down-syndrome

Last year seen the community of Craigbane meeting at Farahs bar to walk the 9.5 mile circle raising over £8,000 for the kids with Down-syndrome. It was a fantastic fundriaser for the kids, which needed very little help, organisation and preparation for this great cause. This year again Craigbane G.A.C hopes more people will join the walk on Sunday 1st May and hope...
Seniors draw Vale in the 1st Round of the Intermediate Championship!

Seniors draw Vale in the 1st Round of the Intermediate Championship!

Craigbane Seniors have been drawn against Faughanvale in the Intermediate Championship. The last time these two teams met in the championship was back in 2009, Lee Moore scoring 2 second half goals in Celtic Park killing the game off for the lily-whites. The other draws in the Intermediate Championship are as follows: GBS Scaffolding Intermediate Football Championship...
Ladies start off new league campaign with a defeat to Ballinascreen

Ladies start off new league campaign with a defeat to Ballinascreen

Craigbane Ladies started off their new Division 1 League campaign with an away defeat to Ballinascreen on Monday night. The ladies were without Caoimhe Mc Laughlin, Clodagh Gormley, Catherine Cooke and Nicole Lindsay for the game. With these girls all available the scoreline would have looked a small tad better. In the end Ballinascreen ran out comfortable winners. There was some...
Poor show by Seniors as Moneymore win by a single point!

Poor show by Seniors as Moneymore win by a single point!

Moneymore 0-13 Craigbane 2-06. Dont let the final score-line fool you that it was a tight game from start to finish, because it was quite the opposite. If Craigbane got a result out of this game it would have been injustice to the men from Moneymore. Without the suspended Lee Moore and the injured duo of...
Seniors beat Ballymaguigan in league opener

Seniors beat Ballymaguigan in league opener

Craigbane started their 2011 league campaign with a hard fought victory over promotion rivals Ballymaguigan. Cathal O’Kane led the way with four points and a fine display from center half forward. This was a hard fought game right from the throw-in. The first half was low scoring affair, with twenty minutes gone before Craigbane got...
Ulster League Round 5: Craigbane 1-20 Denn (Co Cavan) 0-0

Ulster League Round 5: Craigbane 1-20 Denn (Co Cavan) 0-0

A depleted Denn side from Co Cavan made the trip to Gerry Crossan Park on Sunday afternoon. Craigbane led 1-11 to 0-0 at half time, Adrian Mc Laughlin netting a screamer from 20yrds out. (See main photo) The seniors continued to play well in the second half as they scored another 9 points to their tally, Cavan side Denn not...