Director Shareholding

CRH PLC
2 April 2002


                                   SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

    CRH Plc

 2. Name of Director

    Don Godson

 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the 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 or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest

Director

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Don Godson

 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected

    No

 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
    indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    Sale of Shares

 7. Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired


8) Percentage of issued class


9. Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed
    100,000

10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares

12) Price per share

€20.00



13) Date of transaction

28 March 2002

14) Date company informed
informed

28 March 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

400,000

16)Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

18)Period during which or date on which exercisable

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

23) Any additional information


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Angela Malone

Tel: [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Angela Malone

Secretary


Date of Notification..2 April 2002


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