EX-99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Sean Hawkshaw, President of The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:
1. | The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: | 12-20-2013 | /s/ Sean Hawkshaw | ||||||
Sean Hawkshaw, President | ||||||||
(principal executive officer) |
I, Lelia Long, Treasurer of The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:
1. | The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: | 12-20-2013 | /s/ Lelia Long | ||||||
Lelia Long, Treasurer | ||||||||
(principal financial officer) |