Directorate Change

30 April 2010                                                                  

                        Conroy Diamonds and Gold P.l.c.                        

                          ("Conroy" or "the Company")                          

                              Directorate Change                               

Conroy is pleased to announce that it has appointed Dr Sorċa Conroy to the
board of the Company, as Non-executive Director, with immediate effect.

Dr Conroy is a daughter of the Chairman, Professor Richard Conroy. Dr Conroy
graduated in medicine from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1995 and
held a number of clinical appointments in medicine before entering the business
world. She joined the institutional sales group of stockbrokers Hoodless
Brennan in 2004. She moved to Canaccord Adams in 2005 as a specialist
salesperson for life sciences and biotechnology: institutional equities. While
at Canaccord Adams she achieved a ranking of 4th place in the 2006 Extel Survey
for Biotechnology Specialist Sales. Dr Conroy was recruited to ING Bank in 2006
as Vice President, Biotech and Pharmaceutical Specialist Sales and whilst there
was ranked 2nd in the Extel Survey for Biotechnology Specialist Sales.

Professor Conroy, Chairman of Conroy Diamonds and Gold said:

"I am delighted that Sorċa has been appointed to the Board of Conroy, following
a successful medical career and having independently achieved success and broad
ranging City experience. Her knowledge, skills, experience and enthusiasm will
significantly contribute to the Company as it moves into a new phase of
development with the recent gold discovery at Clay Lake in County Armagh and
the appointment of Wardrop Engineering to commence scoping studies at
Clontibret in County Monaghan where the Company has established a one million
oz JORC compliant gold resource."

Under Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, the following information is
disclosed:

Dr Sorċa Catriona Conroy, aged 40, has no other current or any previous
directorships and holds 488,177 shares in the capital of the Company,
equivalent to 0.26 per cent. of the voting share capital of the Company

Dr Conroy has confirmed there is no additional information under Schedule 2,
paragraph (g) of the AIM rules which needs to be disclosed.

ENQUIRIES

Conroy Diamonds and Gold Plc                                                   
                                                                               
Professor Richard Conroy, Chairman                              [phone]
                                                                               
Merchant John East Securities Limited (Nomad)                                  
                                                                               
Simon Clements/Virginia Bull                                   [phone]
                                                                               
IBI Corporate Finance Limited (IEX Adviser)                                    
                                                                               
John Tuite                                                      [phone]
                                                                               
City Capital Corporation Limited (Broker)                                      
                                                                               
Charles Dampney                                                [phone]
                                                                               
Lothbury Financial Services                                                    
                                                                               
Michael Padley/MichaelSpriggs                                  [phone]
                                                                               
Hall Communications                                                            
                                                                               
Don Hall                                                        [phone]

Further details on Conroy Diamonds and Gold can be found on its website at: 
www.conroydiamondsandgold.com