Notification of Purchase of Shares by a Director

Providence Resources P.l.c. ("the Company")

          Notification of purchase of shares by a Director


The Company has today been notified that on 22 July 2009 Tony
O'Reilly, a Director of the Company, purchased 750,000 ordinary
shares in the capital of the Company at prices of Stg£3.35p per share
and Stg3.5p per share. Following this purchase, Tony O'Reilly holds
11,247,130 ordinary shares representing approximately 0.38% of the
issued ordinary capital of the Company.


Michael Graham
Company Secretary
Tel:  [phone]



Contacts:

Providence Resources Plc                                         Tel:
[phone]
Tony O'Reilly, Chief Executive

Powerscourt
Tel: [phone]
Rory Godson/Elizabeth Rous

Murray   Consultants
Tel: [phone]
Pauline McAlester

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