RNS Number:3290S
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)
21 November 2003

SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENT

Bank of Ireland announces the appointment of Ronan Murphy as Head of Group Risk
Management. This is a new appointment within Bank of Ireland Group and creates a
single authority for all risk functions, including Market Risk, Credit Risk,
Operational Risk and Regulatory Risk. The position reports to the Group Chief
Executive.

Ronan Murphy is currently Managing Director of Bank of Ireland International
Finance, the Group's international lending business. He joined Bank of Ireland
in 1987 from Citibank and has had extensive risk management experience during 16
years of service with the Group.


21 November 2003

For further information:

David Holden                               Fiona Ross
Head of Group Corporate Communications     Head of Investor relations
353 1 6043833                              353 1 6043501


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