Rule 8.1 - Irish Continental Group Plc - Amendment

    FORM 8.1/8.3
                                                                                
                              IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
                                        


Lodge with the Stock Exchange (which may publicise) and with the Panel. Use
separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

                                             Date of disclosure10th April, 2007
                                                                                
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2001

Date of dealing 4th April 2007.

Dealing in  Irish Continental Group Plc .(name of company)

(1)  Class of securities (e.g. ordinary shares) Ordinary...

(2)  Amount bought   Amount sold          Price per unit
                                          (EUR)
       ---------       500                20.00
                  
        20,775        -------------       20.00


(3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
  (and percentage of  class) 1,696,175  (7.264%) Short -350,500 (-
1.50%)

 (4) Party making disclosure ...Lehman Brothers International (Europe)...

(5)     EITHER (a)  Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) Lehman Brothers
International (Europe)...
        OR     (b)  If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation
  ...
(6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
  (a)       associate of (i)  offeror (Note 3)
NO
            (ii)    offeree company
NO

  Specify which category or categories of associate.....

  If category (8), explain ...

  (b)     Rule 8.1 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 5% or more
of
     the class of relevant securities) - "associate status"
YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above .

(Also print name of signatory) Anthony Allen.

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