Block listing Interim Review

IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP
Listing Applications
Listing Applications
UK Listing Authority                                         Irish
Stock Exchange
Financial Services Authority                              28 Anglesea
Street
25 North Colonnade                                         Dublin 2
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN


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| 1.       | Name of company     Irish Continental Group plc        |
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| 2.       | Name of scheme   Irish Continental Group Share Option  |
|          | Plan                                                   |
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| 3.       | Period of return:                                      |
|          | From         01 August 2005             to  1 February |
|          | 2006                                                   |
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| 4.       | Number and class of share(s) (amount |  111,076 ICG    |
|          | of stock/debt security) not issued   | Units           |
|          | under scheme                         |                 |
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| 5.       | Number of shares issued/allotted     | 5,000 ICG Units |
|          | under scheme during period:          |                 |
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| 6.       | Balance under scheme not yet         | 106,076 ICG     |
|          | issued/allotted at end of period     | Units           |
|----------+--------------------------------------+-----------------|
| 7.       | Number and class of share(s) (amount | 250,000 ICG     |
|          | of stock/debt securities) originally | Units listed 20 |
|          | listed and the date of admission;    | February 2004   |
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| Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the  |
| period in order for us to update our records                      |
| 23,351,458  ICG Units (Excluding of  899,500 ICG Units held as    |
| treasury shares)                                                  |
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| Contact for queries:                   | Address:                 |
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| Name:  Tom Corcoran                    | Ferryport, Alexandra     |
|                                        | Road, Dublin 1           |
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| Telephone:                             | + 353 1 855 2222         |
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Person making return
Name:  Tom Corcoran                 Position:  Company Secretary
16th March  2006




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