Holding in Company

Greencore Group PLC
31 July 2000


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GREENCORE SHARES

GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE') HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION
TODAY FROM ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ('AIB')
THAT AIB HAS A TOTAL NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN 10,835,019 (5.80%)
ORDINARY SHARES IN THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF
GREENCORE.

B.J. POWER
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY

GREENCORE GROUP PLC
ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN HOUSE
EARLSFORT TERRACE
DUBLIN 2                                   31ST JULY, 2000.