Director Shareholding

Kenmare Resources PLC
25 January 2002




                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

Kenmare Resources Plc

2 Name of Director


    Donal Kinsella

 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

    Donal Kinsella
 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them (if notified)

Donal Kinsella - 89,500 Ord EUR 0.06 cents Shares

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
Mr Donal Kinsella in respect of his holdings

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 Ordinary EUR 0.06 cents Shares

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

Donal Kinsella 570,000 Ord EUR 0.06 cents Shares

8) Percentage of issued class

Donal Kinsella - 0.05%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
Nil



10) Percentage of issued class
N/A

11) Class of security
Ordinary EUR 0.06 cents Shares

12) Price per share

Euro 0.24 cents



13) Date of transaction

23/01/02

14) Date company informed
informed 23/01/02

15) Total holding following this notification

Donal Kinsella - 659,500 Ord Eur 0.06 cents Shares

16)Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Donal Kinsella - 0.35%

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

Deirdre Corcoran

Telephone [phone]




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

Deirdre Corcoran


Date of Notification..23 January 2002





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