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                                                                     Exhibit 1.4

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Trinity Biotech plc (the "Company") on
Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Rory Nealon, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as
adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

               (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

               (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.


RORY NEALON*
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Rory Nealon
Chief Financial Officer

March 31, 2004


*        The originally executed copy of this Certification will be maintained
         at the Company's offices and will be made available for inspection upon
         request.



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