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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 Yes/No   
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    
                                                                               
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): Change in issued share capital              Yes        

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification            F&C Asset     
obligation (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   21 August 2008   
is crossed or reached if different) (v):                                       
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                             22 August 2008   
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     11%        
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of  Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering  
   shares if     to the Triggering               transaction (vii)              
possible using   transaction (vi)                                               
 the ISIN CODE                                                                  
                                                                                
                Number of Number of Number of  Number of voting    % of voting  
                 Shares    Voting    shares      rights (ix)         rights     
                           Rights                                               
                           (viii)                                               
                                                                                
                                     Direct    Direct  Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                (x)      (xi)                   
                                                                                
 GB0006152002   1,347,119 1,347,119 1,347,119    -     1,347,119   -     11.02% 
                                                                                

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights            % of voting rights                          
                                                                               
1,347,119                          11.02%                                      

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  % of total    Registered name      
                                    voting      voting                         
                                    rights      rights                         
                                                                               
FPP Investment Trust Fund          900,000       7.36%    HSBC GS Nominees Ltd 
                                                                               
Total                              900,000       7.36%                         

Proxy Voting:

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

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



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