/EINPresswire.com/ -- BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/01/16 -- The New Ireland Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IRL) today released an updated Monthly portfolio statement as of May 31, 2016.

Issuer Name                     Shareholding    US $ Market      % of Market
                                                Value               Value

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AMRYT PHARMA PLC                      2,312,917      566,468.59        0.70%
APPLEGREEN PLC                          578,824    2,757,931.05        3.39%
BANK OF IRELAND                      13,549,444    4,132,997.49        5.08%
CPL RESOURCES PLC                        62,061      421,583.96        0.52%
CRH PLC                                 633,511   19,207,668.17       23.62%
DALATA HOTEL GROUP PLC                  666,726    3,503,341.67        4.31%
DCC PLC                                  18,181    1,664,485.70        2.05%
GLANBIA PLC                              89,877    1,670,929.56        2.06%
GRAFTON GROUP PLC                       189,722    2,040,674.74        2.51%
GREEN REIT PLC                          287,016      463,944.28        0.57%
GREENCORE GROUP PLC                     307,947    1,545,001.54        1.90%
HOSTELWORLD GROUP PLC                   507,121    1,315,408.43        1.62%
INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC          2,052,136      354,104.09        0.44%
IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP PLC             532,071    3,198,574.37        3.93%
KERRY GROUP PLC                          36,656    3,309,474.43        4.07%
KINGSPAN GROUP PLC                      147,597    4,149,712.49        5.10%
MALIN CORPORATION PLC                    65,582    1,090,319.82        1.34%
ONE FIFTY ONE PLC                     1,258,643    2,382,015.54        2.93%
ORIGIN ENTERPRISES PLC                   32,506      227,365.04        0.28%
PADDY POWER BETFAIR PLC                  50,761    6,854,630.90        8.43%
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC ADR                 30,956    2,705,554.40        3.33%
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC                    725,538   11,392,692.05       14.01%
SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC                 141,040    3,849,956.92        4.73%
TOTAL PRODUCE PLC                     1,205,615    2,160,864.94        2.66%

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

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