Director Shareholding

CRH PLC
24 August 2004

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



Nicholas Hartery



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)



Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited



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



Purchase (Qualification requirement of 1,000 shares)



7. Number of shares acquired



1,000



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



€18.40



13. Date of transaction



23rd August 2004





14.          Date company informed



24th August 2004



15. Total holding following this notification



1,000



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

+ 353 1 6344340



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

Angela Malone, Company Secretary



Date of notification          24th August 2004




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