Trading Statement

14 December 2006


Irish Continental Group  plc issues the  following update on  trading
prior to entering its closed period.


Trading in  the  period since  we  issued our  interim  statement  in
September has  been ahead  of expectations.     At  the time  of  our
interim statement, car  volumes year to  date were down  12% and  our
expectation for the full  year was a decline  of approximately 7%.
Based on  the experience  in October  and November  we now  expect  a
smaller full year decline of approximately 5%.

In the Roll on Roll Off freight market our volumes were up 3% year to
date in September and  our expectation was for  a full year  increase
of between 9%.and  10%.   Based on  volumes achieved  in October  and
November we expect an increase of around 11% for the full year.

In the light  of the  above we would,  in the  absence of  unforeseen
circumstances, expect  the underlying  full year  profit before  tax,
before separately disclosable and non-  recurring items, to be  ahead
of current market expectations.



Expansion of Port Facility in Dublin

Separately    ICG is  pleased to announce  an extension  of its  port
terminal facility in Dublin Port

 Agreement has been reached with Dublin Port Company on a development
that will significantly  increase the  capacity of  our Dublin  based
container terminal  (DFT).   The  terminal,  which is  currently  the
largest in the country, will see its capacity increase by almost  50%
(from180,000 lifts to  270,000 lifts  annually) as a  result of  this
development.  Additional  container handling  machinery, including  a
new ship to shore gantry crane  will be introduced.  The  development
also involves the extension of the  terminal by more than 7 acres  (3
hectares) and the quay wall will be lengthened by 60metres

In its new form, DFT will be capable of handling the next  generation
of vessels that will call to  Dublin Port and through its  investment
in state of the art ship  to shore and secondary handling  machinery,
the terminal will be capable  of achieving and maintaining  excellent
service levels.  The development is expected to be completed by early
2008.  The provision of additional capacity in Dublin Port comes at a
time when volume throughput continues  to grow strongly and when  the
need for  additional unitised  capacity has  been recognised  by  all
industry stakeholders.


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