Announcment of EGM Circular

Providence Resources PLC
23 June 2005



                                       Providence
                                    Resources P.l.c.

        23 June 2005

          Providence Resources P.l.c. ('Providence' or 'the Company')
                    Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
                                      and
                     Annual Report and Accounts Publication

The Board of Providence Resources P.l.c. today (Thursday, 23 June 2005) advises
that a circular convening an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company
('EGM') is being posted to shareholders today ('the Circular'). The Company's
Annual Report and Accounts in respect of the year ended 31 December, 2004 is
also being posted to shareholders today. The EGM will be held at 11.00 a.m. on
Friday, 8 July 2005 at The Burlington Hotel, Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 2,
Ireland.

The purpose of the EGM will be to consider and vote on an Ordinary Resolution to
approve a waiver granted by the Irish Takeover Panel in respect of an increase
in the interest in the issued share capital of the Company owned or controlled
by Sir Anthony O'Reilly and his family up to 48.17%. Such an increase would
arise in certain specified circumstances (as detailed in the Circular),
primarily in relation to the exercise of certain warrants owned by Sir Anthony
O'Reilly.

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 11.00 a.m. on Friday,
5 August, 2005 at The Burlington Hotel, Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Ends.           Thursday, 23rd June 2005.

Contacts:
Providence                                Tel: [phone]
Dr. Brian Hillery, Chairman
Tony O'Reilly Jnr, Deputy Chairman
Stephen Carroll, Finance Director

Powerscourt                               Tel: [phone]
Rory Godson                               Mob: [phone]
Victoria Brough                           Mob: [phone]

Murray Consultants                        
Pauline McAlester                        Tel: [phone]

Davy                                      
Eugenee Mulhern                          Tel: + 353 679 6363


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