PRESS RELEASE

06/02/2006

The New Ireland Fund, Inc. Monthly Portfolio Update

Boston, June 2, 2006, - The New Ireland Fund, Inc. today released its Monthly portfolio update as of May 31, 2006.

Security Name
Shareholding
US $ Market Value
Shareholding
ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC
881,321
21,157,417.28
16.23%
BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL LAND
440,135
203,520.25
0.16%
C&C GROUP
509,039
4,380,715.92
3.36%
CRH PLC
592,479
20,014,647.32
15.36%
DCC PLC
243,763
5,732,913.14
4.40%
FBD HOLDINGS PLC
117,402
5,421,177.43
4.16%
FYFFES PLC
552,258
1,021,465.58
0.78%
GRAFTON GRP PLC-UTS
504,565
6,675,342.87
5.12%
GREENCORE GROUP PLC
273,386
1,387,051.53
1.06%
HORIZON TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC
1,321,900
1,596,047.04
1.22%
IAWS GROUP PLC
229,783
4,751,057.98
3.65%
ICON PLC - SPONSORED ADR
71,646
3,807,984.90
2.92%
INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC
1,564,683
4,662,658.20
3.58%
IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC SPON ADR
169,300
704,288.00
0.54%
IRISH ESTATES PLC
500,000
2,016,595.92
1.55%
IRISH LIFE & PERMANENT PLC
248,182
5,993,042.54
4.60%
KERRY GROUP PLC-A
434,434
9,765,198.76
7.49%
KINGSPAN GROUP PLC
663,458
11,896,469.21
9.13%
MCINERNEY HOLDING PLC
196,675
3,056,706.64
2.35%
RPS GROUP PLC
400,000
1,540,074.13
1.18%
RYANAIR HLDG
650,000
5,568,758.98
4.27%
UNITED DRUG PLC
996,401
4,671,391.33
3.58%


The holdings are subject to change at any point in time hereafter.

Investment Objective; The New Ireland Fund, Inc., (N.Y.S.E. - IRL) a closed-end diversified investment company, seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment of at least 80% of its assets in a portfolio of Irish securities.

The New Ireland Fund, Inc. is managed by Bank of Ireland Asset Management (U.S.) Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Ireland Group.

Website: newirelandfund.com