Director Shareholding

CRH PLC
26 May 2003

SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company

CRH plc

2. Name of director

John L. Wittstock

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of a
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

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

John L. Wittstock

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

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

Exercise of share options

7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

12,445

8. Percentage of issued class

-

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

10. Percentage of issued class

-

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares

12. Price per share

€4.1058

13. Date of transaction


26th May 2003

14. Date company informed

26th May 2003

15.     Total holding following this notification

55,714

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

+ 353 1 6344340

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

Angela Malone, Secretary



Date of notification 26th May 2003


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