Director Shareholding

RNS Number:5056T
Anglo Irish Bank Corp PLC
19 December 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc

2. Name of director

John Rowan

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest




4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)




5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)




6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary




7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired




8. Percentage of issued class




9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed




10. Percentage of issued class




11. Class of security




12. Price per share




13. Date of transaction




14. Date company informed




15. Total holding following this notification




16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification




If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

19 December, 2003

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

Basic Tier Options - 19/12/06 to 19/12/13

Second Tier Options - 19/12/08 to 19/12/13

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

Basic Tier Options - Euro1.25

Second Tier Options - Euro1.25

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

Basic Tier Options - 250,000 Ordinary Euro0.32

Second Tier Options - 250,000 Ordinary Euro0.32

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

Euro12.60

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

745,529

23. Any additional information




24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Bernard Daly  -  00 3531 616 2506

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Bernard Daly, Group Secretary

Date of Notification

19 December 2003



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