RNS Number:9787T
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)
08 January 2004


Bank of Ireland Group announces that on 7 January, 2004, it purchased 250,000
units of Ordinary Stock at a price of Euro 10.94 per unit of Ordinary Stock to
be held as Treasury Stock.





For further information please contact:



Fiona Ross                    Group Investor Relations         +353 1 604 3501

Anne Mathews                  Group Corporate Communications   +353 1 604 3836

Announcement date: 8 January, 2004




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