RNS Number:6841R
Irish Life & Permanent PLC
04 November 2003


SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of Company

Irish Life & Permanent plc


2. Name of shareholder having a substantial interest.

Bank of Ireland Asset Management Ltd on behalf of a range of clients who are
each the beneficial owner of a portion of the shareholding


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 it is a holding of that person's spouse 
or children under the age of 18.

Not Stated


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

Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 14,960,565

Citibank Nominees Ltd 232,565

Mellon Nominees 52,538

Nortrust Nominees 670,490


5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. Not Stated


6. Percentage of issued class. 0.0%


7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed. N/A


8. Percentage of issued class. N/A


9. Class of security. Ordinary Euro0.32 shares


10. Date of transaction. 4 November 2003


11. Date Company informed. 4 November 2003


12. Total holding following this notification. 15,916,158


13. Total Percentage holding of issued class following this notification. 5.9%


14. Any additional information. None


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries.

Pat O'Donoghue 353 (0)1 7042029


16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification.

Sean A Ryan - Group Secretary


17. Date of notification: 4 November 2003


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