Director Shareholding

CRH PLC
23 March 2001

SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company                   2.  Name of director

     CRH plc                               Henry P. Sheridan

3.   Please state whether notification 4.  Name of the registered holder(s)
     indicates that it is in respect       and, if more than one holder, the
     of holding of the shareholder         number of shares held by each of
     named in 2 above or in respect of     them (if notified)
     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

     Director                              Henry P. Sheridan

5.   Please state whether notification 6.  Please state the nature of the
     relates to a person(s) connected      transaction. For PEP transactions
     with the director named in 2          please indicate whether general/
     above and identify the connected      single
     person(s)                             co PEP and if discretionary/non
                                           discretionary
     No
                                           Sale, nil paid, of Rights Issue
                                           entitlements

7.   Number of shares 8.  Percentage   9.  Number of shares/     10. Percentage
     /amount of stock     of issued        amount of stock Nil       of issued
     acquired             class            Paid Rights disposed      class

     -                                     100,000

                          -

                                                                     -

11. Class of       12. Price per      13.   Date of transaction 14.  Date
    security           share                                         company
                                                                     informed
                       Nil Paid Right
                                            22.03.01
    Nil Paid           EURO5.50
    Rights                                                           22.03.01

15.  Total holding following this      16.   Total percentage holding of issued
     notification                            class following this notification

                                             -

     667,085 Ordinary Shares

     66,591 Nil Paid Rights
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.
17.  Date of grant                     18. Period during which or date on which
                                           exercisable

19.  Total amount paid (if any) for    20. Description of shares or debentures
     grant of the option                   involved: class, number


21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time  22. Total number of shares or debentures
     of grant) or indication that          over which options held following
     price is to be fixed at time of       this notification
     exercise

23.  Any additional information        24. Name of contact and telephone number
                                           for queries

                                           Angela Malone

                                           + 353 1 6344340

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

                                         ____________________
Date of notification 23rd March 2001                    Angela Malone,
Secretary