Holding(s) in Company

Paddy Power plc
09 September 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Paddy Power plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Bank of Ireland Asset Management Limited

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 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

As in (2) above

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

Citibank Nominees Limited - 31,552

Nortrust Nominees Limited - 42,895

AIB Nominees Limited - 21,843

Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited - 2,597,156

Total: 2,693,446

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares

10. Date of transaction

05/09/2005

11. Date company informed

09/09/2005

12. Total holding following this notification

2,693,446

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.35%

14. Any additional information



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Nuala Hunt Ph: 01 404 5901

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

Nuala Hunt

Date of notification

09/09/2005

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