Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging
           Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons
This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification
required by the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by
section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's
register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.

(1)       An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction
relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete
boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2)              An issuer making a notification in respect of a
derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes
1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3)              An issuer making a notification in respect of
options granted to a director/person discharging managerial
responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24

(4)              An issuer making a notification in respect of a
financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than
a debenture) should complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14,
16, 23 and 24.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters


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| 1  | Name of the Issuer          | 2  | State whether the         |
|    |                             |    | notification relates to:  |
|    | IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP PLC |    | (i)    a transaction      |
|    |                             |    | notified in accordance    |
|    |                             |    | with Market Abuse Rules;  |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|    |                             |    | (ii)   a disclosure made  |
|    |                             |    | in accordance with        |
|    |                             |    | section 53 (as extended   |
|    |                             |    | by section 64 of the      |
|    |                             |    | Companies Act 1990) or    |
|    |                             |    | entered into the issuer's |
|    |                             |    | register in accordance    |
|    |                             |    | with section 59 of the    |
|    |                             |    | Companies Act 1990; or    |
|    |                             |    | (iii) both (i) and (ii).  |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|    |                             |    | (iii) both                |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 3  | Name of person discharging  | 4  | State whether             |
|    | managerial                  |    | notification relates to a |
|    | responsibilities/director   |    | person connected with a   |
|    | Eamonn Rothwell             |    | person discharging        |
|    |                             |    | managerial                |
|    |                             |    | responsibilities/director |
|    |                             |    | named in 3 and identify   |
|    |                             |    | the connected person      |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 5  | Indicate whether the        | 6  | Description of shares     |
|    | notification is in respect  |    | (including class)         |
|    | of a holding of the person  |    | debentures or derivatives |
|    | referred to in 3 or 4 above |    | or financial instruments  |
|    | or in respect of a          |    | relating to shares        |
|    | non-beneficial interest     |    | ICG UNITS (each           |
|    | IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON    |    | consisting of 1 ordinary  |
|    | NAMED AT 3                  |    | share and 10 redeemable   |
|    |                             |    | shares)                   |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 7  | Name of registered          | 8  | State the nature of the   |
|    | shareholder(s) and, if more |    | transaction               |
|    | than one, number of shares  |    | SALE OF ICG UNITS         |
|    | held by each of them        |    |                           |
|    | Eamonn Rothwell             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 9  | Number of shares,           | 10 | Percentage of issued      |
|    | debentures or financial     |    | class acquired (treasury  |
|    | instruments relating to     |    | shares of that class      |
|    | shares acquired             |    | should not be taken into  |
|    |                             |    | account when calculating  |
|    |                             |    | percentage)               |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 11 | Number of shares,           | 12 | Percentage of issued      |
|    | debentures or financial     |    | class disposed (treasury  |
|    | instruments relating to     |    | shares of that class      |
|    | shares disposed             |    | should not be taken into  |
|    |  1,750,200 ICG UNITS        |    | account when calculating  |
|    |                             |    | percentage)               |
|    |                             |    | 7.1%                      |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 13 | Price per share or value of | 14 | Date and place of         |
|    | transaction                 |    | transaction               |
|    | ¤13.25                      |    | 10th December 2009 ,      |
|    |                             |    | Dublin                    |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 15 | Total holding following     |    | Date issuer informed of   |
|    | notification and total      |    | transaction               |
|    | percentage holding          |    | 10th December 2009        |
|    | following notification (any |    |                           |
|    | treasury shares should not  |    |                           |
|    | be taken into account when  |    |                           |
|    | calculating percentage)     |    |                           |
|    | Eamonn                      |    |                           |
|    | Rothwell                    |    |                           |
|    | 2,188,571 (8.9%)            |    |                           |
|    |                             |    |                           |
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted
options by the issuer, complete the following boxes:


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| 17 | Date of grant                 | 18 | Period during which or  |
|    |                               |    | date on which it can be |
|    |                               |    | exercised               |
|    |                               |    |                         |
|----+-------------------------------+----+-------------------------|
| 19 | Total amount paid (if any)    | 20 | Description of shares   |
|    | for grant of the option       |    | or debentures involved  |
|    |                               |    | (class and number)      |
|    |                               |    |                         |
|----+-------------------------------+----+-------------------------|
| 21 | Exercise price (if fixed at   | 22 | Total number of shares  |
|    | time of grant) or indication  |    | or debentures over      |
|    | that the price is to be fixed |    | which options are held  |
|    | at the time of exercise       |    | following notification  |
|    |                               |    |                         |
|----+-------------------------------+----+-------------------------|
| 23 | Any additional information    | 24 | Name of contact and     |
|    |                               |    | telephone number for    |
|    |                               |    | queries                 |
|    |                               |    | TOM CORCORAN - 01       |
|    |                               |    | 8552222                 |
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| Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer           |
| responsible for making notification                               |
| ____________________________________________________              |
| Date of notification ________________11th December                |
| 2009___________________                                           |
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    Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging
           Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons
This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification
required by the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by
section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's
register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.

(1)       An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction
relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete
boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2)              An issuer making a notification in respect of a
derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes
1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3)              An issuer making a notification in respect of
options granted to a director/person discharging managerial
responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24

(4)              An issuer making a notification in respect of a
financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than
a debenture) should complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14,
16, 23 and 24.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters


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| 1  | Name of the Issuer          | 2  | State whether the         |
|    |                             |    | notification relates to:  |
|    | IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP PLC |    | (i)    a transaction      |
|    |                             |    | notified in accordance    |
|    |                             |    | with Market Abuse Rules;  |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|    |                             |    | (ii)   a disclosure made  |
|    |                             |    | in accordance with        |
|    |                             |    | section 53 (as extended   |
|    |                             |    | by section 64 of the      |
|    |                             |    | Companies Act 1990) or    |
|    |                             |    | entered into the issuer's |
|    |                             |    | register in accordance    |
|    |                             |    | with section 59 of the    |
|    |                             |    | Companies Act 1990; or    |
|    |                             |    | (iii) both (i) and (ii).  |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|    |                             |    | (iii) both                |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 3  | Name of person discharging  | 4  | State whether             |
|    | managerial                  |    | notification relates to a |
|    | responsibilities/director   |    | person connected with a   |
|    | Eamonn Rothwell             |    | person discharging        |
|    |                             |    | managerial                |
|    |                             |    | responsibilities/director |
|    |                             |    | named in 3 and identify   |
|    |                             |    | the connected person      |
|    |                             |    | The purchase referred to  |
|    |                             |    | below was made by Rokeby  |
|    |                             |    | Investments Limited, a    |
|    |                             |    | company owned and         |
|    |                             |    | controlled by Eamonn      |
|    |                             |    | Rothwell                  |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 5  | Indicate whether the        | 6  | Description of shares     |
|    | notification is in respect  |    | (including class)         |
|    | of a holding of the person  |    | debentures or derivatives |
|    | referred to in 3 or 4 above |    | or financial instruments  |
|    | or in respect of a          |    | relating to shares        |
|    | non-beneficial interest     |    | ICG UNITS (each           |
|    | IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON    |    | consisting of 1 ordinary  |
|    | NAMED AT 3 AND 4 ABOVE      |    | share and 10 redeemable   |
|    |                             |    | shares)                   |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 7  | Name of registered          | 8  | State the nature of the   |
|    | shareholder(s) and, if more |    | transaction               |
|    | than one, number of shares  |    | PURCHASE OF ICG UNITS     |
|    | held by each of them        |    |                           |
|    | Rokeby Investments Limited  |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 9  | Number of shares,           | 10 | Percentage of issued      |
|    | debentures or financial     |    | class acquired (treasury  |
|    | instruments relating to     |    | shares of that class      |
|    | shares acquired             |    | should not be taken into  |
|    | 1,750,300 ICG Units         |    | account when calculating  |
|    |                             |    | percentage)               |
|    |                             |    | 7.1%                      |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 11 | Number of shares,           | 12 | Percentage of issued      |
|    | debentures or financial     |    | class disposed (treasury  |
|    | instruments relating to     |    | shares of that class      |
|    | shares disposed             |    | should not be taken into  |
|    |                             |    | account when calculating  |
|    |                             |    | percentage)               |
|    |                             |    |                           |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 13 | Price per share or value of | 14 | Date and place of         |
|    | transaction                 |    | transaction               |
|    | ¤13.26                      |    | 10th December 2009 ,      |
|    |                             |    | Dublin                    |
|----+-----------------------------+----+---------------------------|
| 15 | Total holding following     |    | Date issuer informed of   |
|    | notification and total      |    | transaction               |
|    | percentage holding          |    | 11th December 2009        |
|    | following notification (any |    |                           |
|    | treasury shares should not  |    |                           |
|    | be taken into account when  |    |                           |
|    | calculating percentage)     |    |                           |
|    | Eamonn                      |    |                           |
|    | Rothwell                    |    |                           |
|    | 2,188,571 (8.9%)            |    |                           |
|    | Rokeby Investments Limited  |    |                           |
|    | 1,750,300 (7.1%)            |    |                           |
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted
options by the issuer, complete the following boxes:


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| 17 | Date of grant                 | 18 | Period during which or  |
|    |                               |    | date on which it can be |
|    |                               |    | exercised               |
|    |                               |    |                         |
|----+-------------------------------+----+-------------------------|
| 19 | Total amount paid (if any)    | 20 | Description of shares   |
|    | for grant of the option       |    | or debentures involved  |
|    |                               |    | (class and number)      |
|    |                               |    |                         |
|----+-------------------------------+----+-------------------------|
| 21 | Exercise price (if fixed at   | 22 | Total number of shares  |
|    | time of grant) or indication  |    | or debentures over      |
|    | that the price is to be fixed |    | which options are held  |
|    | at the time of exercise       |    | following notification  |
|    |                               |    |                         |
|----+-------------------------------+----+-------------------------|
| 23 | Any additional information    | 24 | Name of contact and     |
|    |                               |    | telephone number for    |
|    |                               |    | queries                 |
|    |                               |    | TOM CORCORAN - 01       |
|    |                               |    | 8552222                 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer           |
| responsible for making notification                               |
| ____________________________________________________              |
| Date of notification ________________11th December                |
| 2009___________________                                           |
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