Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
                      Responsibility and Connected Persons

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the
Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with
section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.

 1. An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the
    shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and
    24.


 2.         An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating
    to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to
    4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.


 3.         An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a
    director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete
    boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24


 4.         An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
    relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should
    complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters

+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+
|1 |Name of the Issuer                  |2 |State whether the notification     |
|  |                                    |  |relates to:                        |
|  |                                    |  |(i) a transaction notified in      |
|  |                                    |  |accordance with Market Abuse Rules;|
|  |IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP PLC         |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |(ii) a disclosure made in          |
|  |                                    |  |accordance with section 53 (as     |
|  |                                    |  |extended by section 64 of the      |
|  |                                    |  |Companies Act 1990) or entered into|
|  |                                    |  |the issuer's register in accordance|
|  |                                    |  |with section 59 of the Companies   |
|  |                                    |  |Act 1990; or                       |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |(iii) both (i) and (ii).           |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |(iii) both                         |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+
|3 |Name of person discharging          |4 |State whether notification relates |
|  |managerial responsibilities/director|  |to a person connected with a person|
|  |                                    |  |discharging managerial             |
|  |Garry O'Dea                         |  |responsibilities/director named in |
|  |                                    |  |3 and identify the connected person|
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+
|5 |Indicate whether the notification is|6 |Description of shares (including   |
|  |in respect of a holding of the      |  |class) debentures or derivatives or|
|  |person referred to in 3 or 4 above  |  |financial instruments relating to  |
|  |or in respect of a non-beneficial   |  |shares                             |
|  |interest                            |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |ICG UNITS (each consisting of 1    |
|  |IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON NAMED AT 3 |  |ordinary share and 10 redeemable   |
|  |                                    |  |shares)                            |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+
|7 |Name of registered shareholder(s)   |8 |State the nature of the transaction|
|  |and, if more than one, number of    |  |                                   |
|  |shares held by each of them         |  |  i. Exercise of  share options    |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |Garry O'Dea                         |  | ii. Sale of ICG Units             |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+
|9 |Number of shares, debentures or     |10|Percentage of issued class acquired|
|  |financial instruments relating to   |  |(treasury shares of that class     |
|  |shares acquired                     |  |should not be taken into account   |
|  |                                    |  |when calculating  percentage)      |
|  |(i) 25,000 ICG UNITS                |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |(i) 0.1%                           |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+
|11|Number of shares, debentures or     |12|Percentage of issued class disposed|
|  |financial instruments relating to   |  |(treasury shares of that class     |
|  |shares disposed                     |  |should not be taken into account   |
|  |                                    |  |when calculating  percentage)      |
|  | (ii) 25,000 ICG UNITS              |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |(ii) 0.1%                          |
+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+
|13|Price per share or value of         |14|Date and place of transaction      |
|  |transaction                         |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |7th April 2011 , Dublin            |
|  |(i) 12,500 ICG Units at €10.00 and  |  |                                   |
|  |12,500 ICG Units at €10.67          |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |(ii) €17.25                         |  |                                   |
+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+
|15|Total holding following notification|  |Date issuer informed of transaction|
|  |and total percentage holding        |  |                                   |
|  |following notification (any treasury|  |7th April 2011                     |
|  |shares should not be taken into     |  |                                   |
|  |account when calculating percentage)|  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |Garry O'Dea                         |  |                                   |
|  | 179,376  (0.7%)                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
|  |                                    |  |                                   |
+--+------------------------------------+--+-----------------------------------+


If  a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer, complete the following boxes:

+--+------------------------+--+-----------------------------------------------+
|17|Date of grant           |18|Period during which or date on which it can be |
|  |                        |  |exercised                                      |
|  |                        |  |                                               |
|  |                        |  |                                               |
+--+------------------------+--+-----------------------------------------------+
|19|Total  amount  paid  (if|20|Description of shares or debentures involved   |
|  |any)  for  grant  of the|  |(class and number)                             |
|  |option                  |  |                                               |
|  |                        |  |                                               |
|  |                        |  |                                               |
+--+------------------------+--+-----------------------------------------------+
|21|Exercise price (if fixed|22|Total number of shares or debentures over which|
|  |at time of grant) or    |  |options are held following notification        |
|  |indication that the     |  |                                               |
|  |price is to be fixed at |  |                                               |
|  |the time of exercise    |  |                                               |
|  |                        |  |                                               |
|  |                        |  |                                               |
+--+------------------------+--+-----------------------------------------------+
|23|Any additional          |24|Name of contact and telephone number for       |
|  |information             |  |queries                                        |
|  |                        |  |                                               |
|  |                        |  |TOM CORCORAN - 01 8552222                      |
+--+------------------------+--+-----------------------------------------------+
|Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making|
|notification                                                                  |
|                                                                              |
|____________________________________________________                          |
|                                                                              |
|Date of notification ________________8th April 2011___________________        |
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