RNS Number:2832T
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)
16 December 2003

Bank of Ireland Group announces that on 15 December 2003, it purchased 250,000
units of Ordinary Stock at a price of Euro 10.571 per unit of Ordinary Stock to
be held as Treasury Stock.


For further information please contact:

Fiona Ross         Group Investor Relations   +353 1 604 3501
Anne Mathews       Group Corporate Communications   +353 1 604 3836

Announcement date: 16 December 2003



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