Senior Management Changes

CRH PLC
25 January 2007


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                                                               January 25th 2007

                        SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT CRH


CRH plc announces the planned retirement of Declan Doyle, Managing Director CRH
Europe Materials on June 30th 2007, and of Tony O'Loghlen, Chief Operating
Officer CRH Europe Materials on January 31st 2007. Declan will step down from
the CRH Board on his retirement.

Albert Manifold is appointed Managing Director Designate CRH Europe Materials
with immediate effect, and will succeed Declan on his retirement at the end of
June. Albert joined CRH in 1998 as Finance Director Europe Materials, and has
subsequently held various senior management positions within the division. He
was appointed to his current role as CRH Group Development Director in 2005.

Henry Morris is appointed to succeed Tony as Chief Operating Officer CRH Europe
Materials, effective February 1st. Henry initially joined CRH in 1975, and held
a number of technical, commercial and management positions before leaving the
Group in 1993. He rejoined CRH Europe Materials in 2001 in his current senior
role as Regional Director for Switzerland, Finland and the Baltic region.

Commenting on these changes, CRH Chief Executive, Liam O'Mahony, stated 'Declan
Doyle and Tony O'Loghlen have made unique contributions to the performance and
growth of Europe Materials. With combined service of approximately 70 years,
their leadership has played a major part in the development of this €3 billion
business. We thank them, and wish them both well in their retirement. I am
confident that Albert and Henry, together with the entire Europe Materials team,
will take the business on to new levels of success in the future'.


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Contact:  353-1-4041000


Liam O'Mahony, Chief Executive
Myles Lee, Finance Director
Eimear O'Flynn, Head of Investor Relations


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