RNS Number : 8384I
  Conroy Diamonds & Gold PLC
  25 November 2008
   
    25 November 2008

    Conroy Diamonds and Gold Plc 
    ("Conroy" or "the Company")

    AIM: CDG

    Unexpected new discovery at Clontibret
    Four additional gold lode zones identified in deep drill hole

    Conroy, which in July 2008 announced a one million ounce gold resource at its Clontibret project in Ireland, is pleased to report that
it has now intersected four previously unknown gold lode zones during the drilling of a deep hole. The one million ounce resource discovered
to date lies within only 20 per cent. of the project area and the new lodes are situated just outside this area.

    Mineralisation at Clontibret occurs in a combination of stockwork and lode zones, the latest drill hole was designed to intersect the
stockwork at depth. It was completed to a depth of 287 metres, achieving the desired objective. Unexpectedly, however, it also intersected
four lode zones above the stockwork. These extend into a new area some 50 metres east of the previously discovered lodes incorporated into
the Company's model for the one million ounce JORC-compliant gold resource.

    The new zones were identified by spot samples taken from drill core above the stockwork zone which returned gold grades greater than
1g/tonne over one metre intervals, with a highest single value of 2.98g/tonne. Samples will now be taken from the drill core either side of
these four zones to determine the full interval width of mineralisation.

    The new lodes brings the number of mineralised lode structures or zones that have been identified at Clontibret to date to 38, all of
which have a broad NNW-SSE strike.

    Chairman Professor Richard Conroy commented:

    "These results are a bonus for the Company as the drill hole was planned to investigate deeper sections of the stockwork zone.
Intersection of lode mineralisation shows that these structures extend beyond the target area at Clontibret as we have previously suggested.
This is a further indication that the one million ounce resource may grow as we advance our exploration programme."

    This release has been approved by Kevin McNulty PGeo, who is a member of the Company's technical staff, who holds a BSc/MSc in Geology
and Remote Sensing, in accordance with the guidance note for Mining, Oil & Gas Companies issued by the London Stock Exchange in respect of
AIM Companies, which outlines standards of disclosure for mineral projects.

    Further enquiries:

 Conroy Diamonds and Gold Plc 
 Professor Richard Conroy          Tel: 00 353 1 661 8958

 John East & Partners Limited
 Jeffrey Coburn                        Tel: 020 7628 2200

 City Capital Corporation Limited
 Charles Dampney                       Tel: 020 7842 5867

 Lothbury Financial Limited
 Ron Marshman / Michael Padley         Tel: 020 7011 9411

    Visit website at: www.conroydiamondsandgold.com        
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