Director Shareholding

CRH PLC
08 April 2003


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/Secretary

Angela Malone

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

Secretary

4.

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

Angela Malone

5.

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

-

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

a. Lapse of option, over 1,361 shares, granted in 2001 under Savings-related
   Share Option Scheme
b. Grant of option under Savings-related Share Option Scheme - see details below

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

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

-

13.

Date of transaction

7th April 2003

14.

Date company informed

7th April 2003

15.

Total holding following this notification

-

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

Savings-Related Share Option Scheme - 8th April 2003

18.

Period during which or date on which exercisable

01.06.08 to 30.11.08

19.

Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

Not applicable

20.

Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

1,956 Ordinary Shares

21.

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

€10.63

22.

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

(i) SAYE Scheme 1,956
(ii) Share Option Scheme 99,632

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 8th April 2003               Angela Malone, Secretary


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