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    
                                                                     Yes/No    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            Yes     
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may                  
result in the                                                                  
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                
attached                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification        Legal & General   
obligation (iii):                                            Group Plc (L&G)   
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)        Legal & General   
(iv):                                                      Assurance (Pensions 
                                                           Management) Limited 
                                                                  (PMC)        
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the             1 October 2007   
threshold is crossed                                                           
or reached if different) (v):                                                  
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                             5 October 2007   
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:            From 3% to 4% (L&G) 
                                                                               
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)                    
                                                                               
Ordinary Shares 446,528   446,528  551,152  551,152            4.01            
                                                                               
 GB0006152002                                                                  
                                                                               

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
551,152                                 4.01%                                  

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)                        
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and   
Indirect)                                                                      
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)                
                                                                               
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (551,152 - 4.01% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)  
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (477,001 -   
3.47% = PMC)                                                                   
                                                                               
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)                     
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (477,001 - 3.47% 
= PMC)                                                                         
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)                        
                                                                               
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)                               

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 N/A              
                                                                               
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:                   Notification using the total     
                                              voting rights figure of          
                                              13,741,042                       
                                                                               
                                              Statement by L&G: This           
                                              notification has been delayed due
                                              to a large number of disclosures 
                                              required following a substantial 
                                              amount of new business which has 
                                              come to us in the form of an     
                                              in-specie transfer               
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                             Helen Lewis (LGIM)               
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                 020 3124 3851                    



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