Block listing Interim Review

BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN


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|To: |Listing Applications                                                |Listing     |
|    |Irish Stock Exchange                                                |Applications|
|    |28 Anglesea Street                                                  |UK Listing  |
|    |Dublin                                                              |Authority   |
|    |2                                                                   |Financial   |
|    |                                                                    |Services    |
|    |                                                                    |Authority   |
|    |                                                                    |25 North    |
|    |                                                                    |Colonnade   |
|    |                                                                    |Canary Wharf|
|    |                                                                    | London E14 |
|    |                                                                    |5HS         |
|    |                                                                    |            |
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Date: 1 November 2006


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| Name of applicant:                | Irish Continental Group plc   |
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| Name of scheme:                   | Irish Continental Group Share |
|                                   | Option Plan                   |
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| Period of return:    | From:      | 1 February  | To:  | 1 August |
|                      |            | 2006        |      | 2006     |
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| Balance under scheme from         | 106,076 ICG Units             |
| previous return:                  |                               |
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| The amount by which the block     |  Nil                          |
| scheme has been increased, if the |                               |
| scheme has been increased since   |                               |
| the date of the last return:      |                               |
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| Number of securities              | 106,076 ICG Units             |
| issued/allotted under scheme      |                               |
| during period:                    |                               |
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| Balance under scheme not yet      | Nil                           |
| issued/allotted at end of period  |                               |
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| Number and class of securities    | 250,000 ICG Units listed 20   |
| originally listed and the date of | February 2004                 |
| admission                         |                               |
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| Total number of securities in     | 24,357,034 (including 899,500 |
| issue at the end of the period    | Treasury Shares)              |
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| Name of contact:             | Tom Corcoran                       |
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| Address of contact:          | Ferryport, Alexandra Road, Dublin  |
|                              | 1                                  |
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| Telephone number of contact: | + 353 1 855 2222                   |
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SIGNED BY   Tom Corcoran, Company Secretary
Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly
authorised officer,
for and on behalf of

Irish Continental Group plc
Name of applicant

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