Holding(s) in Company

IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP

                     STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

Notification of Substantial Shareholding
Pursuant to the obligation placed on us by LR6.6.7 of the Listing
Rules, we advise that the Company received notification that Schroder
Investment Management Limited has a notifiable interest in 2,278,654
ICG Units, representing 9.7% of the Company's issued share capital.
The breakdown of registered holders has been notified as follows:
Registered Holder .......No. of Shares held
Chase Manhattan Bank............2,203,654
State Street Bank and Trust Co............75,000

Tom Corcoran
Company Secretary
29 March 2006




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