Director Shareholding

Glanbia PLC
8 June 2001



                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company


        Glanbia Plc

 2. Name of Director

    J.E. Callaghan
 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 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)

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
N/A


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 - Beneficial


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired
20,000

8) Percentage of issued class

Negligible
9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
N/A

10) Percentage of issued class
N/A

11) Class of security
Ord Euro0.06

12) Price per share
Euro0.82



13) Date of transaction

06 June 2001

14) Date company informed
07 June 2001



15) Total holding following this notification
35,000

16)Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Negligible

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

17) Date of grant

N/A
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A

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

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
N/A

23) Any additional information

N/A
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Roche

[phone]

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

John J Roche

Deputy Group Secretary

Date of Notification..07 June.2001...........