Holding(s) in Company

IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP

                     STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

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 2nd March 2006, the Company received
notification that Allied Irish Banks plc and its subsidiaries has a
notifiable interest in 2,482,316  ICG Units, representing 10.6% of
the Company's issued share capital, excluding treasury shares.
The breakdown of registered holders has been notified as follows:

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Registered Holder                            | No. of Units  held |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Bank of New York Nominees Ltd                |             44,703 |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |              6,951 |
| 184219)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |             27,555 |
| 184224)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |             22,244 |
| 184235)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |             19,466 |
| 184316)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |            890,454 |
| 184321)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |             13,187 |
| 184344)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |              6,691 |
| 184346)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |              1,416 |
| 184347)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |             15,913 |
| 184615)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd (A/C    |              6,804 |
| 184620)                                      |                    |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Nortrust Nominees Ltd                        |             98,933 |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Alibank Nominees Limited  (A/C T04715)       |              3,600 |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Alibank Nominees Limited  (A/C T04716)       |              3,300 |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Goodbody Stockbroker Nominees Ltd            |          1,223,393 |
|----------------------------------------------+--------------------|
| Skerries Nominees Limited                    |             97,706 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+


Tom Corcoran
Company Secretary
16th March  2006




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