/EINPresswire.com/ -- BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/04/16 -- The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IRL) today released an updated Monthly portfolio statement as of December 31, 2015.

                                                      US $          % of
Issuer Name                      Shareholding     Market Value  Market Value

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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

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

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