RNS Number:8951S
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)
05 December 2003

Bank of Ireland Group announces that on 4 December 2003, it purchased 260,000
units of Ordinary Stock at a price of Euro 10.5619 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: 5 December 2003



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