Directorate Change

CRH PLC
20 December 2006

               
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                                                                20 December 2006


                        CRH ANNOUNCES BOARD APPOINTMENT





The Board of CRH plc is pleased to announce the co-option to the Board, with
effect from 1 January 2007, of Mr William P. Egan as a non-Executive Director.



Mr Egan (61), who is a US citizen, is a founder and general partner of Alta
Communications, a venture capital company headquartered in Boston.    He founded
Alta's predecessor firm, Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co in 1979 and backed several of
America's leading growth companies in the information technology, life sciences
and communications industries.   He is Past President and Chairman of the
National Venture Capital Association and is a trustee of the University of
Pennsylvania and a member of the board of overseers of the Wharton School of
Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.



Mr Egan is on the Boards of Directors of Cephalon Inc. (a NASDAQ quoted company
specialising in biopharmaceuticals), and of the Irish venture capital company
Delta Partners Ltd.   He also serves on the Boards of several privately held
communications, cable and information technology companies.   He holds an MBA
from the Wharton School of Finance, and a degree in Economics from Fairfield
University.





Contact CRH at Dublin 404 1000 ([phone])

Liam O'Mahony, Chief Executive

Myles Lee, Finance Director







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