Holding in Company

Glanbia PLC
14 March 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Glanbia Plc

2) Name of Director


Siobhan Talbot - Secretary

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

Secretary

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

To be Registered in the Name of Siobhan Talbot

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


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 Interest


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

9,100

8) Percentage of issued class

Negligible


9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

Negligible

11) Class of security

Ordinary Euro0.06

12) Price per share

Euro60.9613c

13) Date of transaction

07 March 2001

14) Date company informed

14 March 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

9,100

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



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Roche 056 72212



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

John J. Roche, Deputy Group Secretary


Date of Notification.........14 March 2001.........................