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22nd December 2009

Pursuant to its obligations under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 (“The Regulations”), Irish Continental Group plc sets out below details of a notification received under The Regulations.

Tom Corcoran
Company Secretary

Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares– Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments – Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached :
            Irish Continental Group Plc
2.         Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ X]    an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ]      an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
[]       an event changing the breakdown of voting rights
3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation :
            Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. and its subsidiaries
4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached :
            21 December 2009
6.         Date on which issuer notified;
22 December 2009
7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3%

8.         Notified details:

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE
10.       In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11.       Additional information:

a)         Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:

b)         Identity of the notifier, if applicable :

• c) Additional information