DUBLIN, May 28, 2010 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it has received a Paragraph IV Notice Letter today from Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ("Zydus") advising of the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") for a generic version of Shire's 1.2g mesalamine delayed release tablets, LIALDA(R).

LONDON, May 28, 2010 - In response to the terrorist attacks that took place at two Ahmadi mosques in Lahore earlier today, His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has issued the following statement:

LONDON, May 28, 2010 - St George's flags are flying, England fans are once again buzzing with World Cup fever and hopes are high that the 'Three lions' will finally reclaim their football mantle in South Africa. But glory on the pitch will bring more than a long-desired trophy as leading gap year travel company Real Gap are giving travellers the opportunity of a lifetime!

ATTN: North East Editors LONDON, May 28, 2010 - The full agenda for the Unite policy conference is now available at: www.unitetheunion.org/news__events/unite_policy_conference_2010.aspx Joint general secretary Tony Woodley will address the conference on Monday morning. Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, will address the conference on Wednesday while on Thursday, Harriet Harman, leader of the opposition will speak.

DUBLIN, May 28, 2010 - GoAdv announced today it has been selected as a winner of the Red Herring Europe 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the world European business region (www.goadv.com).