Director Shareholding

Glanbia PLC
12 November 2001



                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

Glanbia Plc

2 Name of Director

Liam Herlihy

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 & Spouse

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

Liam & Mrs Mary Herlihy

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

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

12,000

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

Euro1.35

13) Date of transaction

05/11/01

14) Date company informed
09/11/01

15) Total holding following this notification

81,804

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

Tel: [phone]

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

John J Roche

Deputy Group Secretary



Date of Notification..12.11.2001