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:    JUNE 28, 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:    JUNE 28, 2006                  /S/ LELIA LONG
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                                        Lelia Long, Treasurer
                                        (principal financial officer)