Trading Update Notification

CRH PLC
13 December 2006



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                                                                13 December 2006


                                  CRH plc

                         TRADING STATEMENT NOTIFICATION


As part of its ongoing investor relations activity CRH plc will issue a trading
update in relation to the year ending 31 December 2006 at 7:00 a.m. GMT on 3
January 2007. This statement 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 31 December 2006.


CRH will host an analysts' conference call at 8:00 a.m. GMT on 3 January 2007 to
discuss the updates. To register in advance for the conference call please log
on to: https://eventreg1.conferencing.com/inv/reg.html?Acc=036358&Conf=143596
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. GMT on 3
January 2007 by dialing [phone]. The security code for the replay will
be 731031.


CRH's preliminary results for the period ending 31 December 2006 will be issued
on 6 March 2007.


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