CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Denis Curran, President of The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), certify
that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Fund (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  results  of
                operations of the Fund.

Date:    JULY 7, 2003                             /S/ DENIS CURRAN
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                                                  Denis Curran, President
                                                  (principal executive officer)

A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the  electronic  version of this written  statement
required  by  Section  906,  has been  provided  to the  registrant  and will be
retained  by the  registrant  and  furnished  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.





         CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Lelia Long, Treasurer of The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), certify
that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Fund (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  results  of
                operations of the Fund.

Date:    JULY 7, 2003                              /S/ LELIA LONG
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                                                   Lelia Long, Treasurer
                                                   (principal financial officer)

A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the  electronic  version of this written  statement
required  by  Section  906,  has been  provided  to the  registrant  and will be
retained  by the  registrant  and  furnished  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.