Holding in Company

Ryanair Holdings PLC
31 January 2005

A Letter from Wellington Management Company, llp dated 31 January 2005 to
Ryanair Holdings Plc, received by Ryanair

Holdings Plc 31 January 2005.



                       Wellington Management Company, llp



                                75 State Street

                                     Boston

                              Massachusetts 02109



                            Telphone: [phone]

                              Fax: [phone]









31 January 2005



Company Secretary

Mr. Jim Callaghan

Ryanair Holdings plc

C/O Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office

Dublin Airport

County Dublin

Ireland L2



Re:  Notification concerning interests in shares of Ryanair Holdings plc (the '
Company')



Dear Mr. Callaghan:



1

Wellington Management Company, LLP ('Wellington Management') is registered as an
investment adviser with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
acts as discretionary investment manager on behalf of various separate (the '
Accounts') that hold an interest in shares of the Company.  Wellington
Management's interest in the shares is as an investment manager, as is mentioned
in Sections 67(1) and 77(4)(B) of the Companies Act 1990(the 'Act').  The
Accounts do not act as a group nor do they act in concert with respect to the
interests in shares.  Wellington Management acquired the interests in shares for
the Accounts in its capacity as discretionary investment manager to, and solely
for the benefit of, the Accounts, and the interests were acquired solely for
investment purposes.  The shares are registered in the name of the Accounts or
the Accounts' custodians or nominees according to their respective holdings.



2

Wellington Management as discretionary investment manager on behalf of various

separate accounts, has purchased, in the aggregate, 1,392,892 ordinary shares
and 13,546,174 ADR shares. On a converted basis, this represents the equivalent
of 69,123,627 ordinary shares, or 9.16% of the shares outstanding, of the
Company. This is an increase of 1.06% since our notification on 20 January 2005.
Therefore, Wellington Management hereby gives notice to the Company of such
interest in shares, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 67(1) and 77(4)(B) of
the Act.











Mr. Jim Callaghan

31 January 2004

Page Two



3

This notice is given in fulfillment of, and for the express purpose of
discharging the

obligations imposed on us by, Sections 67(1) and 77(4)(B) of the Act and arising
out of the circumstances referred to in paragraph 2.



If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at

617-790-7745.



Regards,







Julie A. Jenkins

Vice President and Counsel

Wellington Management Company, llp







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                           the Irish Stock Exchange.




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