EX-99.906CERT

         CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Denis  Curran,  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:    DECEMBER 29, 2003                  /S/DENIS CURRAN
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                                            Denis Curran, 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:    DECEMBER 29, 2003                  /S/LELIA LONG
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                                            Lelia Long, Treasurer
                                            (principal financial officer)