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    TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Gartmore Irish Growth Fund PLC

2. Reason for the notification                                        State    
                                                                         
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            No      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may          No      
result in the                                                                  
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                
attached                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       No      
                                                                               
Other (please specify): Initial notification of Major Interest
due to change of thresholds as per Transparency Directive DTR 5.1.2    Yes      

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation    F&C Asset  
(iii):                                                             Management  
                                                                       PLC     
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):         See box 9  
                                                                      below    
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is         n/a     
crossed                                                                        
or reached if different) (v):                                                  
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   08/03/07   
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                        9%      
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering  
    shares             to                       transaction (vii)              
 if possible     the Triggering                                                
using the ISIN  transaction (vi)                                               
     CODE                                                                      
                                                                               
                Number    Number    Number   Number of voting    % of voting   
                  of        of        of        rights (ix)         rights     
                Shares    Voting    shares                                     
                          Rights                                               
                          (viii)                                               
                                                                               
                                    Direct   Direct  Indirect  Direct  Indirect
                                               (x)     (xi)                    
                                                                               
 GB000615002   1,347,119 1,347,119 1,347,119    -    1,347,119    -     9.45%  
                                                                               

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

   Type of     Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting       % of   
  financial    date (xiii)      Conversion      rights that may be     voting  
 instrument                 Period/ Date (xiv)    acquired if the      rights  
                                                    instrument                 
                                                   is exercised/               
                                                     converted                 
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
1,347,119                               9.45%                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable (xv):

F&C Asset Management Plc:-                                                     
                                                                               
Client                   No. of voting right % of total voting Registered name                  
                                                                               
rights                                                                         
                                                                               
FPP Investment Trust Fund     900,000            6.31%          HSBC GS Nominees Ltd                   
                                                                               
Total                         900,000            6.31%                                                            

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 F&C Asset        
                                                              Management Plc   
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:  n/a              
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting      n/a              
rights:                                                                        

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                             Peter Fraser, F&C
                                                              Asset Management 
                                                              plc              
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                                 0131 718 1051    

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the                       
notification obligation                                                        
                                                                               
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)                            
                                                                               
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)                         
                                                                               
Phone number                                                                   
                                                                               
Other useful information (at least legal representative for                    
legal persons)                                                                 
                                                                               
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)                              
                                                                               
Full name                                                                      
                                                                               
Contact address                                                                
                                                                               
Phone number                                                                   
                                                                               
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with                    
the person                                                                     
or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)                        

C: Additional information

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