BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jan 4, 2016) - The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IRL) today released an updated Monthly portfolio statement as of December 31, 2015.

Issuer Name   Shareholding   US $
Market Value		   % of
Market Value
             
APPLEGREEN PLC   600,962   3,721,086.51   4.40%
BANK OF IRELAND   9,531,374   3,499,613.73   4.14%
CPL RESOURCES PLC   62,061   424,724.41   0.50%
CRH PLC   541,210   15,697,300.56   18.58%
DALATA HOTEL GROUP PLC   483,913   2,891,198.29   3.42%
DCC PLC   15,787   1,316,998.84   1.56%
GLANBIA PLC   114,883   2,115,306.82   2.50%
GRAFTON GROUP PLC   133,056   1,451,227.62   1.72%
GREEN REIT PLC   223,019   385,927.33   0.46%
GREENCORE GROUP PLC   257,223   1,343,229.75   1.59%
HOSTELWORLD GROUP PLC   750,000   2,403,428.35   2.84%
INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC   2,052,136   376,739.14   0.45%
IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP PLC   532,071   3,129,217.43   3.70%
KERRY GROUP PLC   49,519   4,104,887.12   4.86%
KINGSPAN GROUP PLC   163,776   4,324,970.19   5.12%
MALIN CORPORATION PLC   65,582   755,159.03   0.89%
ONE FIFTY ONE PLC   1,258,643   2,187,612.76   2.59%
ORIGIN ENTERPRISES PLC   32,506   266,598.92   0.32%
PADDY POWER PLC   56,685   7,580,085.49   8.97%
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC ADR   77,834   6,729,527.64   7.96%
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC   833,398   13,588,798.10   16.08%
SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC   135,322   3,460,371.82   4.10%
TOTAL PRODUCE PLC   527,588   842,481.06   1.00%

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

Investment Objective: The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (NYSE: 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 Kleinwort Benson Investors International Ltd., a subsidiary of Kleinwort Benson Investors Dublin Ltd., and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IRL. 

Website: www.newirelandfund.com