Director Shareholding

CRH PLC
5 July 2002

SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.     Name of company

CRH plc

2.     Name of director

Thomas W. Hill

3.     Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of 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 an
non-beneficial interest

Director

4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them (if notified)

National City Nominees Limited

(Held as ADR's)

5.     Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

6.     Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single
co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary/non discretionary

Acquired in relation to 401K Pension Plan

7.     Number of shares/acquired

5,958

8.     Percentage of issued class

-

9.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

10.     Percentage of issued class

-

11.     Class of security

Ordinary Shares

12.     Price per share

US$17.00

13.     Date of transaction

17.06.02



14.     Date company informed

04.07.02

15.     Total holding following this notification

49,192 (includes 18,958 shares held in the form of ADR's)



16.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

-



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 grant of the option

20.     Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21.     Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is
to be fixed at time of exercise     

22.     Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following 
this notification


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

Angela Malone, Secretary



Date of notification: 5th July 2002



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