McInerney Holdings PLC 08 February 2005 Tuesday, 8th February 2005 MCINERNEY HOLDINGS PLC APPOINTS NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Donal Roche Joins McInerney Board. McInerney Holdings plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Donal Roche as a non executive Director to its Board with immediate effect. Mr Roche (51) a qualified solicitor from TCD, is currently Chairman of Appian Wealth Management Ltd. From 1995 to 2003, he was Managing Partner of Matheson Ormsby Prentice solicitors where he also held the position of Head of the Commercial and Corporate Finance Group. Mr Roche is a Board Member of Eircom Group plc since 1994 and his other non-executive directorships include Newcourt Capital Limited, Pepsico (Ireland) Limited, Kappa Consultants Limited and a number of other private companies. Mr Roche is also a member of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. Announcing the appointment, Mr Barry O'Connor, Managing Director, McInerney Holdings plc stated: "We are particularly pleased that Donal Roche is joining the Board. His considerable legal acumen and broad business experience across a range of industries will strengthen the Board's collective experience. He joins at an important phase of our company's growth path. We look forward to his energy and strategic-thinking playing a positive role in the development of expansion plans for the future." ENDS FOR INFORMATION: Siobhan Molloy Weber Shandwick FCC Tel: +353 1 676 01 68 or +353 86 817 50 66 About McInerney Holdings plc McInerney Holdings plc is one of Ireland's leading development companies, with divisions specialising in various aspects of the construction market. McInerney Holdings plc comprises four divisions operating in Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. The company is Ireland's largest national homebuilder, and undertakes extensive commercial and leisure projects both in Ireland and abroad. The company is listed on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges (ISE: MCI.I/LSE: MCI). See www.mcinerney.ie for further information. FOR THE ISE: No additional information is required to be disclosed in respect of Mr Roche pursuant to 6F2 (b) - (g) of the listing rules. This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange