Holding(s) in Company

3 February 2011



As received on 3 February 2011 and pursuant to its obligations under the
Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 ("The Regulations"), Irish
Continental Group plc sets out below details of a notification received in
accordance with Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act 1990.





+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
|Holder               |State Street Global Advisors Limited                    |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
|Reason for Disclosure|Decrease in the percentage holding by a whole number    |
|                     |from 3% to 2%                                           |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
|Holding              |742,504 ICG Units / 2.97% of issued share capital       |
|                     |carrying voting rights                                  |
+---------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+
|Registered Holders   |Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd|541,351                    |
+---------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+
|                     |Mellon Nominees Ltd         |188,303                    |
+---------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+
|                     |Nortrust Nominees Ltd       |  12,850                   |
+---------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+





Tom Corcoran

Company Secretary







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