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Listing Applications
UK Listing Authority
Financial Services Authority
25 North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
 London E14 5HS

Name of applicant:

Irish Continental Group plc

Name of scheme:

Irish Continental Group Share Option Plan

Period of return:

From:

1 February 2006

To:

1 August 2006

Balance under scheme from previous return:

106,076 ICG Units

The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return:

 Nil

Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:

106,076 ICG Units

Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period

Nil

Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission

250,000 ICG Units listed 20 February 2004

Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period

24,357,034 (including 899,500 Treasury Shares)

Name of contact:

Tom Corcoran

Address of contact:

Ferryport, Alexandra Road, Dublin 1

Telephone number of contact:

+ 353 1 855 2222