Director/PDMR Shareholding

W.H. Ireland Group PLC
25 April 2007



                             W.H. Ireland Group plc
                            ('WHI' or the 'Company')

                               Director's Dealing
                                 25 April 2007

The Company was advised today that Roger Lane-Smith, a Non-Executive Director of
the Company, purchased 15,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ('Ordinary 
Shares') at a price of 142 pence per Ordinary Share on the 23 April 2007.


This is Mr Lane-Smith's only holding in the Company and represents 0.09% of the
issued share capital of the Company.


Enquiries:

Mike Frame                                           0161 832 2174
Company Secretary




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