Director Shareholding

CRH PLC
23 March 2004


SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company

CRH plc


2. Name of director

Thomas W. Hill

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of a
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Director

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Aurum Nominees Limited                       36,293
Pershing Keen Nominees Limited                6,551
National City Nominees Limited               21,726

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single
co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Purchase of shares

7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

5,000

8. Percentage of issued class

-

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

10. Percentage of issued class

-

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares

12. Price per share

€16.80

13. Date of transaction


12th March 2004

14. Date company informed

23rd March 2004

15. Total holding following this notification

64,570

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

-


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.


17. Date of grant

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

23. Any additional information

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Angela Malone

+ 353 1 6344340

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Angela Malone, Secretary


Date of notification 23rd March 2004



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