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Irish Continental Group PLC
10 June 2003


Irish Continental Group plc

10 June 2003

Re: Holding in Company


A letter from Bank of Ireland Securities Services Limited dated 10 June 2003to
the Irish Stock Exchange, received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 10 June
2003.

In Compliance with Section 91 of the Companies Act 1990, we hereby notify you
that, as at 9-Jun-2003, holdings on behalf of clients in our nominee name (Bank
of Ireland Nominees Limited), in the following listed companies on the Irish
Stock Exchange, have crossed the specified thresholds as laid out below.


Stock Name                Issued Share     Current Holding      Current %Holding     Threshold %Crossed
                          Capital

Irish Continental Group   24,273,740       5,528,017            22%                  25%
Ord EURO .65


Risk & Compliance Unit
Bank of Ireland Securities Services


This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
                           the Irish Stock Exchange.


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