RNS Number:0252C
Irish Life & Permanent PLC
13 August 2007



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Irish Life & Permanent plc - IE0004678656


2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: X


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


Other (please specify) :



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

UBS Global Asset Management


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG
UBS Fund Services (Luxembourg) SA
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc
UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co
UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) Gmbh
UBS Global Asset Management (France) SA
UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited
UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

6th August 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

9th August 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3.65%


8. Notified Details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use    Situation previous to the triggering
ISIN CODE                                            transaction
                                     Number of shares      Number of voting
                                                           rights

IE0004678656                         Never Previously      Never Previously
                                     Disclosed             Disclosed



                           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if   Number of     Number of voting rights % of voting
possible use ISIN CODE    shares                                rights
                                        Direct    Indirect      Direct  Indirect
IE0004678656
                           10,097,660    95,641    10,002,019    0.03%    3.62%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may be  % of
financial    date       conversion    acquired (if the instrument       voting
instrument              period/date   exercised/ converted)             rights





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

      10,097,660                                3.65%







9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG            597,897   0.27%
UBS Fund Services (Luxembourg) SA             4,954,461   1.79%
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc    1,489,261   0.52%
UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co         240,913   0.09%
UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) Gmbh  145,723   0.03%
UBS Global Asset Management (France) SA         692,661   0.26%
UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd      11,243   0.00%
UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd         297,525    0.1%
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited      1,137,956   0.39%
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited         95,641   0.04%
UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company       434,379   0.16%


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:

UBS GAM on behalf of a number of asset management clients.


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:

Susanne Steyn
Director
UBS AG


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7568 4981











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