RNS Number:0104F
Irish Life & Permanent PLC
02 October 2007



                               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 Life & Permanent plc


2. Reason for the notification
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

     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

   X Other (please specify) : Compliance with Transparency Directive



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
   The Capital Group of Companies, Inc


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

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

   28th September 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:
   1st October 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
   3%

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                          11,157,549         11,157,549



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if        Number of   Number of voting     % of voting
possible use ISIN CODE         shares           rights           rights
                                           Direct  Indirect      Direct Indirect

IE0004678656                                       11,157,549           4.0459%




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


N/A


Total (A&B) (where applicable in accordance    Number of voting   % of voting
with national law)                             rights             rights

11,157,549                                     11,157,549         4.0459%




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


10. In Case of Proxy Voting: (Name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold
(number) voting rights as of (date):

N/A



11. Additional information:
    Done at Los Angeles, Calafornia on 1 October 2007


12. Contact name: (email)
    GRGgroup@capgroup.com

13. Contact telephone number:
    (213) 615-0469



APPENDIX

As of 28 September 2007

Irish Life & Permanent plc

                                                   Number of       Percent of
                                                       Shares      Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG")            11,157,549        4.046%
holdings

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

   *Capital Guardian Trust Company                  1,540,500        0.559%
   *Capital International Limited                   1,757,100        0.637%
   *Capital International S.A.                        115,500        0.042%
   *Capital International, Inc                         30,500        0.011%
   *Capital Research and Management Company         7,713,949        2.797%




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