Directorate Change

CRH PLC
27 July 2007



                                    CRH plc



27th July 2007


Pursuant to paragraph 6.6.13 of the Listing Rules, CRH plc hereby notifies the
following in relation to Prof. Utz-Hellmuth Felcht who was appointed a Director
of the Company on 25th July 2007:


(a)   In the last 5 years Prof. Felcht has been a director of the
      following publicly quoted companies:


Current:

CIBA AG

Past:

Degussa AG


(b)   there are no details requiring disclosure for Prof. Felcht
      under paragraph 6.6.13 (2) to (6).





Contact:



Angela Malone
Company Secretary
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