Holding in Company

CRH PLC
18 June 2001


18 June 2001

                           CRH plc ('the Company')

                           -----------------------

 The Company has been notified by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf
     of its affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital
 International Limited, Capital International S.A. and Capital International,
Inc. (together 'CGC'), pursuant to section 67 of the Companies Act 1990, that
 as at 14 June 2001 CGC had an interest in 30,763,219 Ordinary Shares of CRH
plc representing 5.91 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital.



Enquiries:

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]