Holding in Company

Ryanair Holdings PLC
18 March 2008





Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:  Ryanair Holdings plc

2.         Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):

(X)     an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

( )      an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

( )      an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

            Wellington Management Company, LLP

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

            Cede & Co.

            BBH ISL Nominees Ltd.

            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
                               JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited

            Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd.

            Nortrust Nominees Limited

            State Street Nominees Limted

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:   17 March 2008

6.         Date on which issuer notified;

            18 March 2008

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%













8.         Notified details:




A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Triggering  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares (if    transaction
possible      Number of Shares   Number of Voting   Number of Number of voting       % of voting rights
using the                        rights             shares    rights
ISIN CODE)                                          Direct    Direct    Indirect     Direct   Indirect
Ordinary      45,086,964         45,086,964                             35,785,799            2.40%
              (4,625,514         (4,625,514                             (3,748,494
              ordinary shares    ordinary shares                        ordinary
              and 8,092,290 ADR  and 8,092,290 ADR                      shares and
              shares or          shares or                              6,407,461
              45,086,964         45,086,964                             ADR shares
              ordinary shares on ordinary shares on                     or
              a converted basis) a converted basis)                     35,785,799
                                                                        ordinary
                                                                        shares on a
                                                                        converted
                                                                        basis)

SUBTOTAL A                                                    35,785,799 (3,748,494  2.40%
(based on                                                     ordinary shares and
aggregate                                                     6,407,461 ADR shares
voting                                                        or 35,785,799 ordinary
rights)                                                       shares on a converted
                                                              basis)



B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial   Expiration Date    Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting       % of voting rights
instrument                             Period/ Date          rights that may be
                                                             acquired if the
                                                             instrument is
                                                             exercised/converted


                                       SUBTOTAL B (in
                                       relation to all
                                       expiration dates)


Total (A+B)                                         number of voting rights    % of voting rights
                                                    35,785,799 (3,748,494      2.40%
                                                    ordinary shares and
                                                    6,407,461 ADR shares or
                                                    35,785,799 ordinary shares
                                                    on a converted basis)



9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/
or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

            Cede & Co - 32,037,305 shares

            BBH ISL Nominees Limited - 476,534 shares

            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited - 330,707 shares

            JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited - 258,806 shares

            Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. - 178,315 shares

            Nortrust Nominees Limited - 847,716 shares

            State Street Nominees Limited - 1,656,416 shares

10.       In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold
(number) voting rights as of (date).

11.       Additional information:

Done at (place) on (date).







Annex to the standard form TR-1

a)         Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation:
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)      Wellington Management Company, LLP
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)   75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109
                                                         U.S.A.
Phone number                                             [phone]
Other useful information (at least legal representative
for legal persons)

b)         Identity of the notifier, if applicable:
Full name                                                Robert J. Toner
Contact address                                          75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109
                                                         U.S.A
Phone number                                             [phone]. [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship   Vice President and Counsel
with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)

c)         Additional information











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                           the Irish Stock Exchange.






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