Transaction in Own Shares

CRH PLC
14 April 2008




14th April 2008


SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME


CRH plc announces that on 11th April 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the
Company, 80,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between 
€23.50 and €24.20 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as 
Treasury Shares.

CRH plc also announces that on 11th April 2008 it transferred to participants in
its employee share schemes 60,450 Ordinary Shares at prices between €13.15 and
€20.91 per Ordinary Share and at £14.37 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 9,302,939 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is
537,924,255.




Contact
Angela Malone
Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]

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