Holding(s) in Company

CRH PLC
19 March 2003

                            CRH plc ('the Company')

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The Company received notification today, 19th March 2003, from Bank of Ireland
Asset Management Limited, on behalf of Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited, that as
at 18th March 2003 they had an interest in 47,504,620 Ordinary Shares of CRH plc
representing 9.06 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital.


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