Notice of Trading Statement

CRH PLC
25 June 2007

                                  NEWS  RELEASE

                                                                    25 June 2007

    CRH plc BRINGS FORWARD INTERIM TRADING UPDATE STATEMENT TO COINCIDE WITH
                           EUROBOND MARKETING EFFORT

CRH's Interim Trading Update Statement, which was originally scheduled for
release on Thursday 5 July, is being brought forward to Monday 2 July in order
to coincide with commencement of the marketing effort for CRH's debut Eurobond
debt issue. The trading update will be issued concurrently with CRH's regular
half yearly development strategy update which will include details of bolt-on
acquisitions completed during the six months ending 30 June 2007.

CRH will host an analysts' conference call at 8:00 a.m. BST on 2 July 2007 to
discuss the updates. To register in advance for the conference call please log
on to: 

https://eventreg2.conferencing.com/inv/reg.html?Acc=4111173000&Conf=178342 

where you will be allocated a conference call number, participant user
pin, conference pin and instructions on how to join the call.  Alternatively the
dial-in number is [phone].

A recording of this conference call will be available from 10:00 a.m. BST on 2
July 2007 by dialling [phone]. The security code for the replay will be
756441.

CRH's interim results for the period ending 30 June 2007 will be issued on
Tuesday 28 August 2007.

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