RNS Number:1155T
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)
11 December 2003

Bank of Ireland Group announces that on 10 December 2003, it purchased 500,000
units of Ordinary Stock at a price of Euro 10.5510 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: 11 December 2003


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