ICON PLC — Director's Dealing 2007

Nov 1, 2007

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| UNITED STATES | OMB APROVAL | | --- | --- | | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | OMB Number: 3235-0101 | | Washington, D.C. 20549 | Expires: December 31, 2009 | | | Estimated average burden | | FORM 144 | hours per response............. 2.00 | | NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES | SEC USE ONLY | | PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | | | | DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO. | | | CUSIP NUMBER | | | Work Location |

ATTENTION : Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.

| 1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) ICON plc — 1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER | STREET | CITY | STATE | ZIP CODE | (e) TELEPHONE NO. | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | South County Business Park Leopardstown | | Dublin 18 | Ireland | | AREA CODE 011 | NUMBER 353-1-216-1100 | | 2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD Ronan Lambe | (b) IRS IDENT. NO . | (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER Director | (d) ADDRESS STREET South County Business Park Leopardstown | CITY Dublin 18 | STATE Ireland | ZIP CODE |

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.

| 3 (a) | (b) | SEC USE ONLY | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold | Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities | Broker-Dealer File Number | Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold (See instr. 3(c)) | Aggregate Market Value (See instr.3(d)) | Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See instr. 3(e)) | Approximate Date of Sale (See instr. 3(f)) (MO. DAY YR.) | Name of Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3(g)) | | American Depository Shares | Merrion Capital Block C The Sweepstakes Centre Ballsbridge Dublin 4, Ireland | | 500,000 | $29,000,000 | ADR: 388,700 Ordinary: 240 | 10/30/07 | NASDAQ |

INSTRUCTIONS:

| 1. | (a) | Name of issuer | (a) | Title of the class of securities to be sold | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | (b) | Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number | (b) | Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold | | | (c) | Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any | (c) | Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount) | | | (d) | Issuer's address, including zip code | (d) | Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice | | | (e) | Issuer's telephone number, including area code | | | | 2. | (a) | Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold | (e) | Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer | | | (b) | Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity | (f) | Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold | | | (c) | Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% | (g) | Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold | | | | stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing) | | | | | (d) | Such person's address, including zip code | | |

SEC 1147 (01-07)

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required

to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

TABLE I — SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold

and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

| Title of the Class | Date you Acquired | Nature of Acquisition Transaction | Name of Person from Whom Acquired (If gift, also give date donor acquired) | Amount of Securities Acquired | Date of Payment | Nature of Payment | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ordinary | May 15, 1998 | Founder Shares | ICON plc | 888,940 | N/A | N/A |

INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

TABLE II — SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

| Nature and Address of Seller | Title of Securities Sold | Date of Sale | Amount of Securities Sold | Gross Proceeds | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ronan Lambe c/o ICON plc South County Business Park Leopardstown Dublin, 18 Ireland | None | N/A | None | $0 |

REMARKS:

INSTRUCTIONS:	ATTENTION:
See
the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule

1. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice. | The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. | | October 30, 2007 DATE OF NOTICE | /s/ Ronan Lambe (SIGNATURE) |

The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.

Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

SEC 1147 (01-04) ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)