Holding(s) in Company

IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP plc

Notification of Major Interests in Shares
Pursuant to the obligation placed on us by LR6.6.7 of the Listing
Rules, we advise that on 24 October 2006, the Company received
notification that Allied Irish Banks plc and its subsidiaries has a
notifiable interest in 2,063,780  ICG Units, representing 8.8% of the
Company's issued share capital, excluding treasury shares.
The breakdown of registered holders has been notified as follows:


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|                                              |                    |
|              Registered Holder               | No. of shares Held |
|                                              |                    |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Bank of New York Nominees Limited            |       49,703       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd  184062 |      173,549       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184219  |       6,700        |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184224  |       23,082       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184235  |       24,935       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184316  |       19,466       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184321  |      157,089       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184344  |       12,134       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184346  |       6,691        |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184347  |       1,416        |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184615  |       13,876       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184620  |       4,781        |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Nortust Nominees Limited                     |       94,652       |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Alibank Nominees Limited A/C T04715          |       3,600        |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Alibank Nominees Limited A/C T04716          |       3,300        |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Ltd           |     1,450,571      |
|                                              |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Skerries Nominees Limited                    |       18,235       |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+



Tom Corcoran
Company Secretary
25 October  2006

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