McInerney Holdings PLC 06 April 2005 Wednesday, 6th April 2005 MCINERNEY HOLDINGS PLC APPOINTS NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Oliver O'Mahony Joins McInerney Board. McInerney Holdings plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Oliver O'Mahony as a non-Executive Director to its Board with immediate effect. Mr O'Mahony is a financial accountant with 35 years experience in the Irish and UK construction sectors. Mr O'Mahony (59), is the former Chief Executive of the Cork based Bowen Group having joined the company in 1973 as Financial Controller. He held the position of CEO from 1985-1998. He is also a Past President of the Construction Industry Federation. He is a non-executive director of a number of other companies including Victoria Hall Ltd which is involved in the development and management of student accommodation in the UK. Mr O'Mahony has extensive commercial interests in retail property and student accommodation in Ireland and the UK. Announcing the appointment, Mr Barry O'Connor, Managing Director, McInerney Holdings plc stated: "We are pleased to welcome Mr O'Mahony to the Board. He brings to our Board considerable financial and management experience of the Irish and UK construction sectors. In particular, his insights and business acumen of the UK construction model will be an asset to our collective policies for growth and expansion of our UK business. We look forward to him playing a positive role in the development of growth strategies 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 O'Mahony 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