Rule 8.1 Irish Continental

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J & E Davy22 March 2007 FORM 8.1/8.3 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which will publicise) and the Panel. Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure: 22 March 2007 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(I) and 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT 1997, (TAKEOVER) RULES, 1997 Date of Dealing: 21 March 2007 Dealing in Irish Continental Group plc (1) Class of Securities (e.g. ordinary shares) Units (ComprisingRedeemable Shares) (2)Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit •375,000 - 20.00 (3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentageof class)685,000 Units, representing 2.91% of the existing issued share capital of IrishContinental Group plc (4) Party making disclosure Davy (5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser Doyle Group Limited OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management Organisation (6) Reason for disclosure (a) (I) offeror or associate of offeror N (II) offeree or associate of offeree N Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (l) page 3/4) Y If category (l) explain (b) Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above ____________________(Also print name of signatory) Paula Downey Telephone and extension number +353 1 679 77 88 This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange