DUBLIN, IRELAND — (Marketwire) — 05/18/09 –

For Immediate Release 18th May 2009

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC – PILLAR 3 DISCLOSURE 2008

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (”AIB”) [NYSE:AIB] has published its Pillar 3 Disclosure 2008 on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.aibgroup.com.

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