Revised date

C&C Group Plc
27 January 2005



               C&C re-schedules announcement of pre-close period
                               trading statement.


                              CCR.I          CCR.L


Dublin, London, January 26, 2005: To provide access to a broader investor and
analyst group, C&C Group plc ('C&C' or the 'Group'), the leading manufacturer,
marketer and distributor of branded beverages and snacks in Ireland, today
announced that is has re-scheduled the issue of its pre-close period trading
statement from February 23 to February 24, 2005.


The trading statement will be issued at 7.00am (local Irish time) on February
24. The C&C management team will host a conference call for investors and
analysts at 2.00pm (local Irish time) on that date.


Dial in details for the investor and analyst conference are available from K
Capital Source on [phone] or c&[e-mail]




Investors and analysts      Irish Media                  International Media


Mark Kenny                  Paddy Hughes                 Edward Orlebar

K Capital Source            Drury Communications         Finsbury Group



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