UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-05984
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THE NEW IRELAND FUND, INC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Bank of Ireland Asset Management (U.S.) Limited
75 Holly Hill Lane
GREENWICH, CT 06830
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
PFPC Inc.
99 High Street, 27th Floor
BOSTON, MA 02110
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 869-0111
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Date of fiscal year end: OCTOBER 31
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Date of reporting period: JUNE 30, 2004
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Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other
than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24
and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than
August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the
most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4).
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PROXY VOTING RECORD
FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2003 TO JUNE 30, 2004
NEW IRELAND FUND
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements Management For
and Statutory Reports
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 2 Declare a Final Dividend of EUR 17.958 cents Management For
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 3a Reelect T. Breen as a Director Management For
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 3b Reelect P. Gallagher as a Director Management For
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 3c Reelect F. O'Dwyer as a Director Management For
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of the Management For
Auditors
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
Securities with Preemptive Rights up to the
Amount of EUR 7,352,400, Representing
Approximately One Third of the Issued
Share Capital
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 6 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities for Management For
Cash without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of Five Percent of Issued and
Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Management For
Issued Share Capital
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Management For
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 9 Amend Articles Re: Substitute a New Set of Management For
Articles Incorporating the Changes Shown in the
Printed Document Produced to the Meeting and
Signed by the Chairman
DCC PLC DCC 4189477 07/08/03 10 Transact Other Business (Non-Voting) Management None
United Drug PLC UN6A 4921204 07/10/03 1 Allott a Bonus Share of EUR 0.03 for Each Share Management For
Held into EUR 0.35 and Subdivide Into Seven
EUR 0.05 Shares
United Drug PLC UN6A 4921204 07/10/03 2 Amend Articles of Association Re: Reflect New Management For
Share Capital of the Company
Iona Technologies Plc IOP 2447865 09/09/03 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements Management For
and Statutory Reports
Iona Technologies Plc IOP 2447865 09/09/03 2a Reelect Christopher Horn as a Director Management For
Iona Technologies Plc IOP 2447865 09/09/03 2b Reelect John Conroy as a Director Management For
Iona Technologies Plc IOP 2447865 09/09/03 3 Elect William Burgess as a Director Management For
Iona Technologies Plc IOP 2447865 09/09/03 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of the Management For
Auditors
Iona Technologies Plc IOP 2447865 09/09/03 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Management For
Issued Share Capital
Iona Technologies Plc IOP 2447865 09/09/03 6 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan to Increase Management For
the Number of Shares Reserved From 1 Million
to 2 Million Ordinary Shares
Ryanair Holdings Plc RY4 3113864 09/24/03 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements and Management For
Statutory Reports
Ryanair Holdings Plc RY4 3113864 09/24/03 2a Elect Emmanuel Faber as a Director Management For
Ryanair Holdings Plc RY4 3113864 09/24/03 2b Elect Klaus Kirchberger as a Director Management For
Ryanair Holdings Plc RY4 3113864 09/24/03 3a Reelect Ray Mac Sharry as a Director Management For
Ryanair Holdings Plc RY4 3113864 09/24/03 3b Reelect Michael O'Leary as a Director Management For
Ryanair Holdings Plc RY4 3113864 09/24/03 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Management For
the Auditors
Ryanair Holdings Plc RY4 3113864 09/24/03 5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
Securities with Preemptive Rights
Ryanair Holdings Plc RY4 3113864 09/24/03 6 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities for Management For
Cash without Preemptive Rights
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements and Management For
Statutory Reports
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 2 Reelect Lee Jones as a Director Management For
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 3 Reelect Thomas Lynch as a Director Management For
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 4 Elect Shuji Higuchi as a Director Management For
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of the Management For
Auditors
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
Securities with Preemptive Rights up to the
Amount of the Authorized but Unissued Share
Capital
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 7 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities for Management For
Cash without Preemptive Rights
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Management For
Issued Share Capital
Icon Plc IJF 2246385 01/12/04 9 Amend Articles of Association Re: Management For
Electronic Communication
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements Management For
and Statutory Reports
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 2 Approve Final Dividend of EUR 4.732 cents Management For
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 3a Reelect P. Lynch as a Director Management For
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 3b Reelect J.B. Davy as a Director Management For
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 3c Reelect W.G. Murphy as a Director Management For
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 4 Elect P.N. Wilkinson as a Director Management For
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Management For
the Auditors
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 6 Authorize Issuance of Relevant Securities with Management For
Preemptive Rights up to the Aggregate Nominal
Amount Equivilent to One-Third of the Issued
Share Capital
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 7 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities for Management For
Cash without Preemptive Rights up to the
Aggregate Nominal Amount of Five Percent of
Issued and Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 8 Authorize Repurchase of Shares Management For
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 9 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Management For
IAWS GROUP IW4 4511155 01/29/04 10 Amend Articles of Association Re: Management For
To Require All Board Members to Retire by
Rotation at the Annual General Meeting of
the Company
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements and Management For
Statutory Reports
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 2 Confirm and Declare a Final Dividend of Management For
EUR 0.0758 Per Share
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 3a Reelect Anthony M. Hynes as a Director Management For
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 3b Reelect Patrick T. Kennedy as a Director Management For
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 3c Reelect P. Redmond O'Donoghue as a Director Management For
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 3d Reelect Patrick A. McCann as a Director Management For
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 3e Reelect A. Anne Truelove as a Director Management For
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 4 Authorize Directors to Fix Remuneration of Management For
Auditors
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 5 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities Management For
for Cash without Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of Five Percent of
Issued and Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Management For
Share Capital
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 7 Fix Reissue Price For Treasury Shares Under Management For
Section 209 of The Irish Companies Act
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 8 Aprove Stock Dividend Management For
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 9 Approve Stock Option Plan Management For
Greencore Group plc GCG 5013832 02/05/04 10 Amend Stock Option Plan Re: 10 Percent Management For
Guideline of the Irish Association of
Investment Managers
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 1 Accept Financial Statements Management For
(formerly Galen and Statutory Reports
Holdings)
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 2 Approve Remuneration Report Management For
(formerly Galen
Holdings)
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 3 Approve Final Dividend of 2.4 Pence Per Share Management For
(formerly Galen
Holdings)
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 4 Re-elect Roger Boissonneault as Director Management For
(formerly Galen
Holdings)
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors Management For
(formerly Galen and Authorise Board to Fix Their Remuneration
Holdings)
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 6.1 Approve Galen Holdings PLC 2004 Long Term Management For
(formerly Galen Incentive Plan
Holdings)
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 6.2 Approve Grant of Share Options under Galen Management For
(formerly Galen Holdings PLC 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan
Holdings)
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 6.3 Approve Grant of Performance Shares and/or Management For
(formerly Galen Performance Share Units under Galen Holdings
Holdings) PLC 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 7 Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
(formerly Galen Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to
Holdings) Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,297,981
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
(formerly Galen Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to
Holdings) Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 941,049
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 02/17/04 9 Authorise 28,151,979 Shares for Market Management For
(formerly Galen Repurchase
Holdings)
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements Management For
and Statutory Reports
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 2 Confirm and Declare a Final Dividend of Management For
EUR 2.97 cents
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 3a Elect P. Caffrey as a Director Management For
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 3b Elect C. Corbin as a Director Management For
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 3c Elect L. Fitzgerald as a Director Management For
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 3d Elect M. Rafferty as a Director Management For
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 3e Elect S. Simms as a Director Management For
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of the Management For
Auditors
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 5 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities for Management For
Cash without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of Five Percent of Issued and
Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 25 Million Shares Management For
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Management For
United Drug PLC UN6A 3335969 02/11/04 8 Amend Employee Share Participation Scheme Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 1 Accept Financial Statements and Management For
Statutory Reports
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 2 Approve Dividends Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 3a Elect D.M. Kennedy as Director Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 3b Elect P.J. Molloy as Director Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 3c Elect W.I. O'Mahony as Director Management For
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 3d Elect D.W. Doyle as Director Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 3e Elect J.M. de Jong as Director Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 3f Elect M. Lee as Director Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 3g Elect T.V. Neill as Director Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 5 Approve Issuance of Equity Securities without Management For
Preemptive Rights
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 6 Approve Stock Dividend Program Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 7 Amend Articles Re: Company Inquiries Into Management For
Beneficial Ownership of Shares
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 8 Amend Articles Re: Discharge of D&O Liability Management For
Insurance
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 9 Amend Articles Re: Repurchase of Shares Management For
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program of 10% of Management For
Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
Crh Plc CRG 4182249 05/05/04 11 Authorize Re-issuance of Repurchased Shares Management For
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Management For
Hotel Group Plc Reports
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 2 Declare Final Dividend Management For
Hotel Group Plc
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 3a Reelect P.A. McCann as Director Management For
Hotel Group Plc
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 3b Reelect B.J. Collie, W. Beatty, Management For
Hotel Group Plc and P. Fitzpatrick as Directors
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Management For
Hotel Group Plc
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 5 Approve Remuneration of Directors Management For
Hotel Group Plc
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 6 Approve Executive Retention Cash Award Plan Management For
Hotel Group Plc
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 7 Amend Share Option Scheme Management For
Hotel Group Plc
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
Hotel Group Plc Securities with Preemptive Rights Up to an
(Formerly Jurys Hotel Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 11,863,186.88
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 9 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities for Management For
Hotel Group Plc Cash without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
(Formerly Jurys Hotel Nominal Amount of Five Percent of Issued and
Group Plc) Ordinary Share Capital
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent Management For
Hotel Group Plc of Issued Share Capital
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Jurys Doyle JEW 4944427 04/21/04 11 Fix Reissue Price For Treasury Shares Under Management For
Hotel Group Plc Section 209 of the Companies Act
(Formerly Jurys Hotel
Group Plc)
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 1 Accept Financial Statements Management For
and Statutory Reports
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 2 Approve Dividend of EUR 35 Cents Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 3a Elect Michael Buckley as a Director Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 3b Elect Padraic Fallon as a Director Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 3c Elect Dermot Gleeson as a Director Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 3d Elect Derek Higgs as a Director Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 3e Elect Gary Kennedy as a Director Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 3f Elect John McGuckian as a Director Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 4 Authorize Board to Fix Management For
Remuneration of KPMG Auditors
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 5 Authorize Share Repurchase of 90 Management For
Million Shares, Representing 10 Percent of
the Share Capital
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 7 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
Securities without Preemptive Rights,
Representing 5 Percent of the Share capital
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 8 Approve Stock Dividend Program Management For
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 9a Remove Adrian Burke as a Director Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 9b Remove Colm Doherty as a Director Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 9c Remove Don Godson as a Director Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 9d Remove Aidan McKeon as a Director Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 9e Remove Carol Moffett as a Director Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 9f Remove Jim O'Leary as a Director Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 9g Remove Michael Sullivan as a Director Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 9h Remove Robert Wilmers as a Director Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 10 Remove KPMG as Auditors Shareholders Against
Allied Irish Bank Plc AIB 4020684 04/29/04 11 Appoint Niall Murphy, a Shareholder Nominee, Shareholders Against
as a Director
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 1 Consider and Adopt Directors' Report Management For
and Financial Statements
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 2 Confirm an Interim and Final Dividend Management For
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 3 Declare a Dividend on the 14 Percent Management For
Non-Cumulative Preference Shares
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 4 Declare a Dividend on the 8 Percent Management For
Non-Cumulative Preference Shares
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 5a Reelect Michael Berkery as Director Management For
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 5b Reelect Joseph Rea as Director Management For
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 5c Reelect Huhg Ryan as Director Management For
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 5d Reelect Alfons Wouters as Director Management For
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 6 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration Management For
of the Auditors
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 7 Transact Other Business (Voting) Management For
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 8 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities Management For
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of Five Percent of Issued
Ordinary Share Capital
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent Management For
of Issued Share Capital
FBD HLDGS EG7 4330231 04/27/04 10 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Management For
NTR PLC (frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 1 Accept Financial Statements Management For
National Toll Road) and Statutory Reports
NTR PLC (frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 2 Approve Dividends of EUR 21.54 cents Management For
National Toll Road)
NTR PLC (frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 3.a Elect Jim Barry as a Director Management For
National Toll Road)
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
NTR PLC (frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 3.b Elect John Gallagher as a Director Management For
National Toll Road)
NTR PLC (frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 3.c Elect Jerry Liston as a Director Management For
National Toll Road)
NTR PLC (frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Management For
National Toll Road)
NTR PLC (frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
National Toll Road) Securities with Preemptive Rights up to the
Amount of the Authorized but Unissued
Share Capital
NTR PLC(frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 6 Approve Issuance of Equity or Management For
National Toll Road) Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive
Rights Totalling EUR 11,990
NTR PLC (frmrly. NULL 612621 05/06/04 7 Amend Stock Option Plan Management For
National Toll Road)
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements Management For
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 2a Reappoint G. Bowler as a Director Management For
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 2b Reappoint R. Jewson as a Director Management For
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Management For
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 4 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Management For
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to the Nominal Value of the Issued
Share Capital
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 5 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities for Management For
Cash without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of Five Percent of Issued and
Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 6 Authorize Company to make Market Purchases Management For
of Own Shares
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 7 Determine Price Range for Reissue Management For
of Treasury Shares
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 8 Approve Cancellation of Redeemable Shares Management For
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 9 Declare Dividend Management For
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 10 Approve Increase in Authorized Share Capital Management For
Through Creation of 'A' Ordinary Shares
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 11 Authorize Contingent Purchase Contract Management For
Relating to 'A' Ordinary Shares
Grafton Group PLC GN5 3187308 05/11/04 12 Amend Articles re: Rights and Restrictions Management For
Attached to 'A' Ordinary Shares
Horizon HV6 5838217 05/06/04 1 Accept Financial Statements Management For
Technology Group PLC and Statutory Reports
Horizon HV6 5838217 05/06/04 2a Elect Paul Kenny as a Director Management For
Technology Group PLC
Horizon HV6 5838217 05/06/04 2b Elect Samir Naji as a Director Management For
Technology Group PLC
Horizon HV6 5838217 05/06/04 3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration Management For
Technology Group PLC of Auditors
Horizon HV6 5838217 05/06/04 4 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
Technology Group PLC Securities without Preemptive Rights
Horizon HV6 5838217 05/06/04 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program Management For
Technology Group PLC
Horizon HV6 5838217 05/06/04 6 Amend Articles RE: Electronic Communications Management For
Technology Group PLC
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 1 Accept Financial Statements Management For
and Statutory Reports
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 2 Approve Dividends Management For
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 3a1 Reelect D. Buckley as a Director Management For
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 3a2 Reelect F. Healy as a Director Management For
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 3a3 Reelect T. Horan as a Director Management For
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 3a4 Reelect D. O'Connor as a Director Management For
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 3a5 Reelect M. Sullivan as a Director Management For
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 3b1 Reelect K. Kelly as a Director Management For
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 3b2 Reelect B. Mehigan as a Director Management For
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Management For
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
Securities with Preemptive Rights up to the
Amount of the Authorized but Unissued
Share Capital
Kerry Group plc KRZ 4519579 05/25/04 6 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities Management For
for Cash without Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of Five Percent
of Issued and Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 1 Receive and Adopt Financial Statements Management For
and Reports of the Board and Auditors for
the Year Ended December 31, 2003
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 2 Declare Dividend Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 3a Elect T. Mulcahy as Director Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 3b Elect B. Joyce as Director Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 3c Elect T. McArdle as Director Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 3d Elect N. Crowe as Director Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 3e Reelect D. Mulvihill as Director Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 3f Reelect E. McCarthy as Director Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 3g Reelect K. O'Connell as Director Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Management For
Securities with Preemptive Rights up to the
Amount of the Authorized but Unissued
Share Capital
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 6 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities Management For
for Cash without Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of Five Percent
of Issued and Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Management For
10 Percent of Issued Share Capital
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Management For
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 9 Transact Other Business (Voting) Management Against
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements Management For
POWER LEISURE) for the Year Ended December 31, 2003
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 2 Declare Final Dividend of EUR 0.0859 per Share Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 3a Appoint Nigel Northridge as Director Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 3b Appoint Patrick Kennedy as Director Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 4a Reelect John Corcoran as Director Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 4b Reelect Stewart Kenny as Director Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 4c Reelect David Power as Director Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 4d Reelect John O'Reilly as Director Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 6 Amend Articles of Association re: Technical Management For
POWER LEISURE) Provision of Share Repurchase Programs, Basis
for the Disapplication of Preemeptive Rights,
Increase Directors Remuneration
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 7 Authorize Board to Allot Equity Securities for Management For
POWER LEISURE) Cash without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of Five Percent of Issued
Ordinary Share Capital
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 9 Approve Second Tier Option Scheme Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 10 Approve 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan Management For
POWER LEISURE)
Paddy Power (frmrly. PLS 4828974 06/22/04 11 Amend 2000 Share Option Scheme Management For
POWER LEISURE) and 2000 Sharesave Scheme
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 1 Receive and Adopt Financial Statements Management For
News & Media Plc and Reports of the Directors and Auditors
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 2 Declare Final Dividend Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.1 Reelect L.P. Healy as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.2 Reelect P.M Cosgrove as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.3 Reelect V.C. Crowley as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.4 Reelect I.G. Falton as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.5 Reelect Sen. M.N. Haynes as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.6 Reelect G.K. O'Reilly as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.7 Reelect B.E. Somers as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.8 Reelect Baroness M. Jay as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.9 Reelect F. Murray as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Ballot
Security Meeting Item
Name Ticker ID Date Number ItemDesc Proposed by Vote Cast
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 3.1 Reelect B. Hillary as Director Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 4 Approve Remuneration of Directors Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 6 Consider and Authorize Company to Convene Management None
News & Media Plc Next AGM at any Location Outside the State
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Kingspan Group plc KRX 4491235 05/27/04 1 Waive Requirement for Mandatory Offer Management For
to All Shareholders
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 06/24/04 1 Change Company Name to Warner Chilcott PLC Management For
(formerly
Galen Holdings)
Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX 40448 06/24/04 2 Amend Memorandum of Association Re: Management For
(formerly Company Name Change
Galen Holdings)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 1 Authorize Share Repurchase Program Management For
News & Media Plc
(frm. Indep.Newspapers)
Independent IPD 4699103 06/28/04 2 Approve Issuance of Equity or Management For
News & Media Plc Equity-Linked Securities for Cash
(frm. Indep.Newspapers) without Preemptive Rights
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant THE NEW IRELAND FUND, INC
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By (Signature and Title)* /S/ DENIS CURRAN
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Denis Curran, President
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date AUGUST 27, 2004
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*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.