Rule 8.3 - Irish Continental Group Plc

    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:

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(I) and 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT
                         1997, (TAKEOVER) RULES, 2001                          

Date of Dealing: 31 July 2007

Dealing in Irish Continental Group Plc

(1) Class of Securities (e.g. ordinary shares)

Ordinary Shares (CFD)

(2)

      Amount bought             Amount sold        Price per unit 
                                                          Euro       
                                                                  
                                   1,382                24.00     

(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of
class)

1,117,561 shares 4.78%

(4) Party making disclosure Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited

(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor

Dresdner Kleinwort Securities 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 NO (delete as approp)

(II) offeree or associate of offeree NO (delete as approp)

Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (l) page 3/4)

If category (l) explain Category (f)- director of possible offeror

(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
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(Also print name of signatory)


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