RNS Number:7176S
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)
02 December 2003


Bank of Ireland Group announces that on 1 December 2003, it purchased 100,000
units of Ordinary Stock at a price of Euro 10.55 per unit of Ordinary Stock to
be held as Treasury Stock.


For further information please contact:

Fiona Ross          Group Investor Relations               +353 1 604 3501
Anne Mathews        Group Corporate Communications         +353 1 604 3836


Announcement date: 2 December 2003



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