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Paddy Power plc
28 June 2006




Paddy Power plc

28 June 2006


                             PURCHASE OF SHARES BY

           THE TRUSTEES OF THE PADDY POWER plc EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST



Today the Trustees of the Paddy Power plc Employee Benefit Trust, purchased
65,000 Ordinary Shares of euro 0.10 each in Paddy Power plc at euro 13.7591.


The Trust was established by Paddy Power plc to implement the terms of the Paddy
Power plc 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan approved by shareholders at the Annual
General Meeting on 22 June 2004.




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