Transaction in Own Shares

CRH PLC
24 April 2008

24th April 2008



SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME



CRH plc announces that on 23rd April 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the
Company, 100,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between
€23.49 and €23.60 per Ordinary Share.  The purchased shares will be held as
Treasury Shares.


CRH plc also announces that on 23rd April 2008 it transferred to participants in
its employee share schemes 29,989 Ordinary Shares at prices between €13.15 and
€20.79 per Ordinary Share.


Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 9,966,461 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury.  The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is
537,260,733.




Contact

Angela Malone
Company Secretary
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