Holding(s) in Company

CRH PLC
12 July 2004





                            CRH plc ('the Company')

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The Company received notification today, 12th July 2004, from Bank of Ireland
Asset Management Limited, on behalf of Bank of Ireland nominee companies, that
as at 7th July 2004 they had an interest in 47,716,288 Ordinary Shares of CRH
plc representing 9.00 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital.





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