Trd Statement Notification

CRH PLC
19 December 2007

                            N E W S       R E L E A S E

                                                                19 December 2007

                                     CRH plc

                         TRADING STATEMENT NOTIFICATION



As part of its ongoing investor relations activity CRH plc will issue a trading
update in relation to the year ending 31 December 2007 at 7:00 a.m. GMT on 3
January 2008. This statement will be issued concurrently with CRH's regular half
yearly development strategy update which will include details of bolt-on
acquisitions completed during the six months ending 31 December 2007.


CRH will host an analysts' conference call at 8:00 a.m. GMT on 3 January 2008 to
discuss the updates. To register in advance for the conference call please log
on to:

https://eventreg1.conferencing.com/webportal3/reg.html?Acc=845024&Conf=152257

where you will be allocated a conference call number, participant user pin,
conference pin and instructions on how to join the call.  Alternatively the
dial-in number is [phone].


A recording of this conference call will be available from 10:00 a.m. GMT on 3
January 2008 by dialing [phone]. The security code for the replay will
be 778507.


CRH's preliminary results for the period ending 31 December 2007 will be issued
on 4 March 2008.

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