Holding(s) in Company

Paddy Power plc
01 November 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Paddy Power plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Nordea Investment Funds S.A.



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


Nordea Investment Funds S.A.



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Nordea Investment Funds S.A.



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of €0.10 each



10. Date of transaction


31 October 2006






11. Date company informed


31 October 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


3,814,800



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


7.47%



14. Any additional information


The previous section 67 notification by Nordea (29 December 2005) of its holding
in Paddy Power plc included in error 120,100 shares that were not beneficially
held by Nordea.


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries




Nuala Hunt  353-1-404 9641



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Nuala Hunt, Company Secretary



Date of notification


1 November 2006







This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.










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