6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of June, 2008.

Commission File Number 001-13896

Elan Corporation, plc

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Treasury Building, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F  x   Form 40-F  o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes  o No x

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes  x No o

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  o No x

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EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press release dated June 5, 2008 titled: Elan to present at Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ELAN CORPORATION, plc

By:  /s/ William F. Daniel 

       William F. Daniel

       EVP, Company Secretary

Date: June 5, 2008

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

MEDIA CONTACTS:	INVESTOR CONTACTS:
Jonathan Birt Ph: 212 850 5664 Elizabeth Headon Ph: 353 1 498 0300	Chris Burns Ph: 800 252 3526 David Marshall, PhD Ph: 353 1 709 4444

Elan to Present at Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference

DUBLIN, Ireland – June 5, 2008 – Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) today announced that it will present at the Goldman Sachs 29th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 8:40 am PDT.  The conference takes place at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. Interested parties may access a live audio web cast of the presentation by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Elan website at www.elan.com, then clicking on the event icon.

About Elan

Elan Corporation, plc is a neuroscience-based biotechnology company committed to making a difference in the lives of patients and their families by dedicating itself to bringing innovations in science to fill significant unmet medical needs that continue to exist around the world. Elan shares trade on the New York, London and Dublin Stock Exchanges. For additional information about the company, please visit http://www.elan.com.

Source: Elan Corporation, plc

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