Appointment of Directors

CRH PLC
29 January 2004



                                    CRH plc


29th January 2004



Pursuant to paragraph 16.4 of the Listing Rules, CRH plc hereby notifies the
following in relation to Mr. D.W. Doyle, Mr. J.M. de Jong and Mr. T.V. Neill,
who were appointed Directors of the Company with effect from 19th January 2004:

 a. In the last five years neither Mr. Doyle nor Mr. Neill has been a director 
    of any publicly quoted company.

    In the last five years Mr. de Jong has been a director of the following
    publicly quoted companies:

    Current:

    Banco Antonveneta SpA
    Kredietbank Luxembourgeoise S.A.
    Heineken N.V.
    Nutreco Holding N.V.

    Past:

    ABN Amro Holding N.V.
    Capitalia SpA
    Heineken Holding N.V.

 b. There are no details requiring disclosure for Mr. Doyle, Mr. de Jong or Mr.
    Neill under paragraph 6F.2.(b) to (g).



Contact:

Angela Malone
Company Secretary
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