Holding(s) in Company

Greencore Group PLC
11 May 2005



GREENCORE GROUP PLC


CONTACT:                        MS. C.M. BERGIN
                                TELEPHONE: [phone]
                                FAX: [phone]


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN GREENCORE SHARES


GREENCORE GROUP PLC ('GREENCORE') HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION TODAY FROM BANK OF
IRELAND ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED ('BANK OF IRELAND') DATED 9th MAY, 2005, THAT
BANK OF IRELAND HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN 30,795,516 (15.86%) ORDINARY SHARES
IN THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF GREENCORE.  OF THESE, 1,224,574 SHARES
ARE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED, 356,666 ARE REGISTERED
IN THE NAME OF CITIBANK NOMINEES LIMITED,  401,256 ARE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & COMPANY, 122,680 ARE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF MELLON BANK NOMINEES
LIMITED AND 28,690,340 SHARES ARE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF BANK OF IRELAND
NOMINEES LIMITED AS REGISTERED OWNER ONLY, ON BEHALF OF A RANGE OF CLIENTS WHO
ARE EACH THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A PORTION OF THE SHAREHOLDING.


C.M. Bergin

Group Company Secretary


Greencore Group plc,

St. Stephen's Green House,

Earlsfort Terrace,

Dublin 2.                                  11th May, 2005.


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