Microsoft Word - March 31 2016 Monthly Press Release.doc The New Ireland Fund, Inc. Monthly Portfolio Update


Boston, MA - April 1, 2016 (Marketwired) - The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IRL) today released an updated Monthly portfolio statement as of March 31, 2016.


Issuer Name Shareholding US $ Market Value % of Market Value


APPLEGREEN PLC

578,824

3,067,132.67

3.78%

BANK OF IRELAND

9,656,022

2,805,895.58

3.45%

CPL RESOURCES PLC

62,061

421,783.40

0.52%

CRH PLC

568,882

16,096,519.89

19.83%

DALATA HOTEL GROUP PLC

632,458

3,209,352.82

3.95%

DCC PLC

18,181

1,607,088.03

1.98%

GLANBIA PLC

114,883

2,348,612.05

2.89%

GRAFTON GROUP PLC

189,722

1,968,800.34

2.43%

GREEN REIT PLC

223,019

358,593.12

0.44%

GREENCORE GROUP PLC

307,947

1,659,793.39

2.04%

HOSTELWORLD GROUP PLC

750,000

2,563,985.69

3.16%

INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC

2,052,136

385,854.14

0.48%

IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP PLC

532,071

3,304,449.88

4.07%

KERRY GROUP PLC

40,347

3,764,628.80

4.64%

KINGSPAN GROUP PLC

147,597

3,927,330.89

4.84%

MALIN CORPORATION PLC

65,582

1,043,135.99

1.28%

ONE FIFTY ONE PLC

1,258,643

2,438,285.55

3.00%

ORIGIN ENTERPRISES PLC

32,506

248,923.49

0.31%

PADDY POWER PLC

56,196

7,851,071.86

9.67%

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC ADR

49,887

4,281,302.34

5.27%

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC

777,868

12,556,123.05

15.47%

SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC

141,040

3,640,353.72

4.48%

TOTAL PRODUCE PLC

731,899

1,326,115.52

1.63%


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. For further information, please contact the Fund at (800) 468-6475 or investor.query@newirelandfund.com


Website: newirelandfund.com

The New Ireland Fund Inc. issued this content on 01 April 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 04 April 2016 07:31:07 UTC

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