Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Sean Hawkshaw, 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:   12/21/2016	/s/ Sean Hawkshaw
	Sean Hawkshaw, 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:   12/27/2016	/s/ Lelia Long
	Lelia Long, Treasurer
	(principal financial officer)