Director/PDMR Shareholding

C&C Group Plc
12 May 2006

    Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
                      Responsibility and Connected Persons



This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the
Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with
section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.



(1)                                 An issuer making a notification in respect
of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should
complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.



(2)                                 An issuer making a notification in respect
of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to
4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.



(3)                                 An issuer making a notification in respect
of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities
should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24



(4)                                 An issuer making a notification in respect
of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a
debenture) should complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.





All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters


1    Name of the Issuer                            2    State whether the notification relates to:

     C&C Group plc                                      (i)              a transaction notified in accordance
                                                        with Market Abuse Rules;



                                                        (ii)             a disclosure made in accordance with
                                                        section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the
                                                        Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's
                                                        register in accordance with section 59 of the
                                                        Companies Act 1990; or

                                                        (iii) both (i) and (ii).

                                                        Notification relates to (i) and  (ii) above


3    Name of person discharging managerial         4    State whether notification relates to a person
     responsibilities/director                          connected with a person discharging managerial
                                                        responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
     Brendan Dwan - Director                            connected person

                                                        Notification also relates to the Dwan Partnership, a
                                                        partnership in which the director is a partner.

5    Indicate whether the notification is in       6    Description of shares (including class) debentures or
     respect of a holding of the person referred        derivatives or financial instruments relating to
     to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a              shares
     non-beneficial interest
                                                        250,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.01 each
     Director named in 3 above and partnership
     named in 4 above.

7    Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if     8    State the nature of the transaction
     more than one, number of shares held by each
     of them                                            Sale by Brendan Dwan of 150,000 shares and sale by
                                                        Dwan Partnership of 100,000 shares, all at a price of
     Brendan Dwan and Dwan Partnership                  Euro 6.70 each.
9    Number of shares, debentures or financial     10   Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares
     instruments relating to shares acquired            of that class should not be taken into account when
                                                        calculating  percentage)
     N/A
                                                        N/A
11   Number of shares, debentures or financial     12   Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares
     instruments relating to shares disposed            of that class should not be taken into account when
                                                        calculating  percentage)
     250,000
                                                        0.08%
13   Price per share or value of transaction       14   Date and place of transaction

     Euro 6.70 per share.                               11 May 2006, Dublin
15   Total holding following notification and      16   Date issuer informed of transaction
     total percentage holding following
     notification (any treasury shares should not       12 May 2006
     be taken into account when calculating
     percentage)

      789,005 Ordinary Shares, - 0.24 %, being
     Brendan Dwan  189,005 and the Dwan
     Partnership 550,000.



If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer, complete the following boxes:


17   Date of grant                                 18   Period during which or date on which it can be
                                                        exercised
     N/A
                                                        N/A
19   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the   20   Description of shares or debentures involved (class
     option                                             and number)

     N/A                                                N/A
21   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or 22   Total number of shares or debentures over which
     indication that the price is to be fixed at        options are held following notification
     the time of exercise
                                                        N/A
     N/A
23   Any additional information                    24   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     N/A                                                Noreen O'Kelly, Company Secretary

                                                        Phone No:  00 353 1 616 1103







Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

____________________________________________________

Noreen O'Kelly, Company Secretary

Date of notification   12 May 2006




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