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Greencore Group PLC
17 April 2003



GREENCORE GROUP PLC


CONTACT MS C.M. BERGIN                         TELEPHONE:  [phone]
                                               FAX:        [phone]


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GREENCORE SHARES

GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE') HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION TODAY FROM BANK OF
IRELAND ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED DATED 16th  APRIL, 2003, THAT BANK OF IRELAND
NOMINEES LIMITED ('BANK OF IRELAND') HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN 32,450,493
(17.18%) ORDINARY SHARES IN THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF GREENCORE.  OF
THESE 31,804,193 SHARES ARE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF BANK OF IRELAND, 220,910
SHARES ARE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF NORTRUST NOMINEES AND 425,390 ARE
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CITIBANK NOMINEES LIMITED.  THE SHARES ARE HELD ON
BEHALF OF A RANGE OF CLIENTS OF BANK OF IRELAND, NORTRUST AND CITIBANK.


C.M. Bergin
Group Company Secretary


Greencore Group plc,
St. Stephen's Green House,
Earlsfort Terrace,
Dublin 2                                        17th April, 2003.


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