EXHIBIT 99.906CERT

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

I, Leona Nicholson, 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: 6/9/11                                  /s/ Leona Nicholson
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                                              Leona Nicholson, 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: 6/9/11                                  /s/ Lelia Long
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                                              Lelia Long, Treasurer
                                              (principal financial officer)