Holding in Company

McInerney Holdings PLC
22 August 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO                206/08



All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1.   Name of company                               2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest



     McInerney Holdings plc                            Merrill Lynch Investment Managers




3.   Please state whether notification indicates   4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
     that it is in respect of holding of the           holder, the number of shares held by each of them
     shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of
     a non-beneficial interest or in the case of
     an individual holder if it is a holding of
     that person's spouse or children under the
     age of 18










     Number of shares/    6.  Percentage of issued 7.  Number of shares/amount 8. Percentage of issued class
     amount of stock          class                    of stock disposed
     acquired









9. Class of security                             10.    Date of transaction   11.   Date company informed





   Ordinary                                                                         22/08/06




12.  Total holding following this notification     13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following
                                                         this notification


     1,677,214
                                                         5.02%


14.  Any additional information                    15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries







     Previously below 5%






16.  Name and signature of authorised company official

     responsible for making this notification







     Mark Shakespeare




Date of notification        22 August 2006































This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of



                            The Irish Stock Exchange














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