Results of Extraordinary General Meeting

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Independent News & Media PLC convened for today for the purposes inter alia of authorising the Directors to allot equity securities in order to complete the placing announced on 5 September 2001, all resolutions proposed and voted on were approved.

Ends. Monday, 1st October 2001

For Reference: James J Parkinson, Group Finance Director

Gavin K O'Reilly, Chief Executive - Ireland Independent News & Media PLC Tel: +353 - 1 - 466 3200

Brendan MA Hopkins Chief Executive - United Kingdom Independent News & Media PLC Tel: +44 - 20 - 7005 3800

Jim Milton Murray Consultants Tel: +353 - 1 - 663 3313/+353 86 2558400

Kyran McLaughlin, Head of Equities Davy Stockbrokers Tel: +353 - 1 - 679 7788