Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

CRH PLC
6 April 2000



Directors Shareholding(s)

Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CRH Plc

2   Name of director:
Brian E.Griffin

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
(a)   Spouse
(b)   Director

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
(a)  College Green Nominees Limited - Account S04932
(b)  Brian E. Griffin

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

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
(a)  Sale of shares
(b)  Exercise of share option

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
(b)  139,636

8   Percentage of issued class:
n/a

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
(a)  50,000

10  Percentage of issued class:
n/a

11  Class of security:
Ordinary

12  Price per share:
(a)Eur20.50(b)19,636 @ Eur2.50 40,000 @ Eur4.51 60,000 @Eur7.17 
20,000@Eur7.78

13  Date of transaction:
(a) 5th April 2000     (b) 6th April 2000

14  Date company informed:
(a) 5th April 2000     (b) 6th April 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
187,817

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
n/a

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
n/a

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
n/a

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
n/a

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
n/a

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
n/a

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
n/a

23  Contact name for queries:
Angela Malone

24  Contact telephone number:
353 1 6344340

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Angela Malone, Secretary      6 April 20000


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