Change to Court of Directors

Bank of Ireland today announced that Denis O'Brien is stepping down as a member of the Court and as Deputy Governor.

Informing the Court of his decision, which takes effect immediately, he said that his growing international business interests together with the demands of an extensive travel schedule, meant that he could no longer devote the time required to the ever increasing workload of the Court.

Commenting on the announcement, the Governor of Bank of Ireland, Richard Burrows, said "On behalf of his colleagues on the Court I would like to thank Denis for the significant contribution he has made to the work of the Court and its committees since his appointment as a Director in 2000."

12 September 2006

For further information contact:

Dan Loughrey
Head of Group Corporate Communications
Tel:353 1 604 3833

Geraldine Deighan
Head of Group Investor Relations
Tel:353 1 604 3501