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 (Group)  
                                                                               
                                                             Legal & General   
                                                                Investment     
                                                            Management Limited 
                                                                  (LGIM)       
                                                                               
                                                             Legal & General   
                                                             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            31 October 2008   
threshold is crossed                                                           
or reached if different) (v):                                                  
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                            4 November 2008   
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:              Below 5% (Group)  
                                                                               
                                                             Below 5% (LGIM)   
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of      Situation      Resulting situation after the triggering    
    shares         previous 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 628,424  628,424  Below 5% Below 5%           Below            
                                                               5%              
 GB0006152002    (LGIM)   (LGIM)                                               
                                                                               
Ordinary Shares 592,131  592,131  492,131  492,131            4.20             
                                                                               
 GB0006152002    (L&G)    (L&G)                                                
                                                                               

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                     
                                                                               
Below 5% (LGIM)                         Below 5% (LGIM)                        
                                                                               
492,131 (L&G)                           4.20 (L&G)                             

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) (Below 5% = Total      
Position)                                                                      
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and   
Indirect) (Below 5% = Total Position)                                          
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% =    
Total Position)                                                                
                                                                               
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (492,131 - 4.20% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)  
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)     
(441,780 - 3.77% = PMC)                                                        
                                                                               
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)                     
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (441,780 - 3.77% 
= 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          
                                              11,713,842                       
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                             Helen Lewis (LGIM)               
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                 020 3124 3851                    



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