Director Shareholding

Glanbia PLC
13 March 2002

                                   SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

    Glanbia Plc
 2. Name of Director

    J J Moloney
 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 or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest

    Joint Alc : Director & Spouse
 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them (if notified)


    To be registered in the Joint names of John J Moloney & Joan Moloney

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase of Shares - Beneficial

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

20,000

8) Percentage of issued class

Negligible

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

Negligible

11) Class of security
Ordinary €0.06

12) Price per share

 €1.38

13) Date of transaction

08/03/2002

14) Date company informed
informed 12/3/2002

15) Total holding following this notification

60,000

16)Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Negligible

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18)Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
N/A

23) Any additional information
N/A
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Roche

Tel : [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

John J. Roche

Deputy Group Secretary





Date of Notification..12 March 2002



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