Holding in Company

CRH PLC
6 September 2001


06 September 2001

                    CRH plc ('the Company ')

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The Company has received notification from Irish Life Investment Managers
Limited ('Irish Life') dated 4th September 2001 that, as of that date, Irish
Life had an interest in 13,152,740 Ordinary Shares of CRH plc representing
2.52 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital.

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Angela Malone

Company Secretary

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