EXHIBIT 23





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  333-40151)  pertaining  to the Fourth  Amended and Restated  1989 Stock
Option Plan of Silgan  Holdings Inc., the  Registration  Statement (Form S-8 No.
333-106306)  pertaining to the 2002 Non-Employee  Directors Stock Option Plan of
Silgan Holdings Inc. and the  Registration  Statement (Form S-8 No.  333-120695)
pertaining  to the 2004 Stock  Incentive  Plan of Silgan  Holdings  Inc.  of our
reports  dated  March 2, 2005,  with  respect to i) the  consolidated  financial
statements and schedules of Silgan  Holdings Inc., and ii) Silgan  Holdings Inc.
management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of
Silgan  Holdings  Inc.  included in this Annual  Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 2004.



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Stamford, Connecticut
March 2, 2005