RNS Number:4086U
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)
20 January 2004

Bank of Ireland Group announces that on 19 January, 2004, it purchased 115,806
units of Ordinary Stock at a price of Euro 11.6527 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: 20 January, 2004


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