For more information , see The Troubles in Craigavon , which includes a list of incidents in Craigavon during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities . On 10 March 2009 the CIRA claimed responsibility for the fatal shooting of a PSNI officer in Craigavon — the first police fatality in Northern Ireland since 1998 . Craigavon lies on an area of flat land near the southeastern shore of Lough Neagh . The surrounding settlements ( listed clockwise ) are Aghacommon ( north ) , Lurgan ( northeast ) , Corcreeny ( east ) , Bleary ( southeast ) and Portadown ( southwest ) . It is separated from these surrounding settlements mostly by fields
shooting of a PSNI officer in Craigavon
Killing of Stephen Carroll
Craigavon