CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 906 OF
                             THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Brendan Donohoe,  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:    JANUARY 5, 2006                    /S/ BRENDAN DONOHOE
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                                            Brendan Donohoe, 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:    JANUARY 5, 2006                    /S/ LELIA LONG
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                                            Lelia Long, Treasurer
                                            (principal financial officer)