RNS Number:5568H
Allied Irish Banks PLC
26 July 2001

                                                                  FORM 8.1/8.3

                                                          IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which will
publicise) and with the Panel. Use a separate form for each class of
securities in which dealings have been made.

Date of Disclosure..26 July 2001

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a),8.1(b)(i) and 8.3
OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997 (TAKEOVER) RULES, 1997

Date of dealing...25 July 2001........................................

Dealing in..........Kerry Group Plc..........(name of company)

1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)..Ordinary Shares...........

2)
Amount Bought             Amount Sold             Price Per Unit
(a)2,686                                          14.32 Euro
(b)800                                            14.35 Euro
(c)815                                            14.40 Euro
(d)13,266                                         14.30 Euro
(e)                       1,343                   14.32 Euro
(f)                       107,450                 14.30 Euro
(g)                       1,130                   14.40 Euro
(h)                       1,000                   14.40 Euro
(i)                       1,300                   14.30 Euro
(j)875                                            14.30 Euro
(k)                       288,021                 14.30 Euro



 3. Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
    (and percentage of class)....7,301,371.........(4.23%)


 4. Party making disclosure..Allied Irish Banks plc and Subsidiaries...


    5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) Deals (a-g) Goodbody
    Stockbrokers OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
    management organisation: Deals (h-i) Goodbody Stockbrokers

Deals (j-k) AIB Investment Managers Limited


(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a)(i) offer or associate of offeror (Note 3) No (ii) offeree or associate of
offeree Yes

Specify which category or categories of associate ((a)to(f)page 3/4)(e) If
category (f), explain........N/A................................

(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1%
or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) Yes


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above..Evelyn Carroll

(Also print name of signatory)......Evelyn Carroll.....................

Telephone and extension number............6413543......................





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