UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
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: July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007
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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). The
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PROXY VOTING RECORD
FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2006 TO JUNE 30, 2007
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ICA File Number: 811-05984
Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
The New Ireland Fund, Inc.
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ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC
Ticker: AIBSF Security ID: IE0000197834
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Declare the Final Dividend For For Management
3a Reelect Adrian Burke as a Director For For Management
3b Reelect Kieran Crowley as a Director For For Management
3c Reelect Colm Doherty as a Director For For Management
3d Reelect Donal Forde as a Director For For Management
3e Reelect Dermot Gleeson as a Director For For Management
3f Reelect Don Godson as a Director For For Management
3g Reelect Anne Maher as a Director For For Management
3h Reelect Daniel OConnor as a Director For For Management
3i Reelect John ODonnell as a Director For For Management
3j Reelect Sean ODriscoll as a Director For For Management
3k Reelect Jim OLeary as a Director For For Management
3l Reelect Eugene J Sheehy as a Director For For Management
3m Reelect Bernard Somers as a Director For For Management
3n Reelect Michael J Sullivan as a Director For For Management
3o Reelect Robert G Wilmers as a Director For For Management
3p Reelect Jennifer Winter as a Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Share Repurchase For For Management
6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights
8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
9 Amend the rules of the AIB Group For For Management
Performance Share Plan 2005
10 Remove KPMG as Auditors Against Against Shareholder
11 Elect Niall Murphy, a Against Against Shareholder
Shareholder-Nominee, as a Director
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BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL LAND PLC, DUBLIN
Ticker: BLKID Security ID: IE00B134XK63
Meeting Date: JUN 6, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2A Elect Andrew Kelliher as Director For For Management
2B Elect Robert Knox as Director For For Management
2C Elect Declan McCourt as Director For For Management
2D Elect Alan White as Director For For Management
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
4 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights
5A Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
5B Authorize Share Repurchase up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
5C Subject to Passage of Item 5B, Set Price For For Management
Range for Issuance of Treasury Shares
Off-Market at 120 Percent of Appropriate
Price
5D Amend Articles Re: Require Notification For For Management
of Interest in 3 Percent of Issued Share
Capital
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C&C GROUP PLC
Ticker: GCC Security ID: IE00B010DT83
Meeting Date: JUL 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3 Re-elect John Burgess as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Richard Holroyd as Directors For For Management
5 Re-elect Breege O'Donoghue as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Maurice Pratt as Director For For Management
7 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
8 Approve Remuneration of Directors up to a For For Management
Maximum of EUR 700,000
9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to a Maximum of EUR 1,084,000
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum of EUR
162,744
11 Authorize Share Repurchase up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
12 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
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CPL RESOURCES PLC
Ticker: CPLID Security ID: IE0007214426
Meeting Date: OCT 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2a Re-elect John Hennessy as Director For For Management
2b Re-elect Patrick Garvey as Director For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 1.5 Cent Per For For Management
Share
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities Without
Preemptive Rights
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Shares
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CRH PLC
Ticker: CRHCF Security ID: IE0001827041
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3.1 Elect D.M. Kennedy as a Director For For Management
3.2 Elect T.V. Neill as a Director For For Management
3.3 Elect W.I. O'Mahoney as a Director For For Management
3.4 Elect W.P. Egan as a Director For For Management
3.5 Elect D.N. O'Connor as a Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to an Aggregate
Nominal value of EUR 9,228,000
6 Authorize Share Repurchase up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
7 Fix Re-Issue Price of Treasury Shares For For Management
8 Amend Articles Articles of Association of For For Management
the Company
9 Re-Issuance of Treasury Shares For For Management
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DCC PLC
Ticker: DCC Security ID: IE0002424939
Meeting Date: JUL 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of EUR 0.2731 For For Management
3a Re-elect Roisin Brennan as Director For For Management
3b Re-elect Michael Buckley as Director For For Management
4a Re-elect Tommy Breen as Director For For Management
4b Re-elect Fergal O'Dwyer as Director For For Management
4c Re-elect Bernard Somers as Director For For Management
5a Re-elect Tony Barry as Director For For Management
5b Re-elect Paddy Gallagher as Directors For For Management
5c Re-elect Alex Spain as Director For For Management
6 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights Equivalent to EUR 7,352,400 or 33%
of the Share Capital
8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights Equivalent to EUR
1,102,800 or 5% of the Share Capital
9 Authorize Share Repurchase up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
10 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
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FBD HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: FBD Security ID: IE0003290289
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3 Declare a Dividend on the 14 Percent For For Management
Non-Cumulative Preference Shares
4 Declare a Dividend on the Eight Percent For For Management
Non-Cumulative Preference Shares
5a Elect Michael Berkery as a Director For For Management
5b Elect John Donnelly as a Director For For Management
5c Elect Philip Lynch as a Director For For Management
5d Elect Patrick O'Keeffe as a Director For For Management
5e Elect Joseph Rea as a Director For For Management
6 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to 5 Percent of the
Issued Share Capital
8 Authorize Share Repurchase up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
9 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
10 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Electronic Communication
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FBD HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: FBD Security ID: IE0003290289
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorized Share Capital from For For Management
EUR 30.8 million to EUR 32 million
2 Amend Articles Re: Deletion and For For Management
Replacement of Article 2(a) and Paragraph
5 of the Memorandum of Association to
Reflect the Creation of the "A" Ordinary
Shares
3 Approve Stock Split For For Management
4 Amend Articles Re: Subdivision of Shares For For Management
Subject to Resolutions 1-3
5 Approve Dividend of 1.25 cent per For For Management
Ordinary Share
6 Amend Articles Re: Rights Attaching to For For Management
the "A" Ordinary Shares, Subject to the
Approval of Resolutions 1 and 2
7 Authorize Share Repurchase of "A" For For Management
Ordinary Shares
8 Approve Dividend of EUR 4.99 per "A" For For Management
Ordinary Share, Subject to the Approval
of Resolutions 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7
9 Amend Articles Re: Reflect Resolutions For For Management
Passed at the EGM
10 Approve the Proposed Amendments to the For For Management
Articles of Association set out in the
Document Produced to the EGM
11 Approve the Establishment of the Save as For For Management
You Earn Scheme
12 Approve Performance Share Plan For For Management
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FYFFES PLC
Ticker: FFY Security ID: IE0003295239
Meeting Date: DEC 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Creation of B Tracker Shares For For Management
(Conditional Upon Item 6)
2 Approve Business Transfer Agreement and For For Management
Implementation of the Demerger
3 Approve Total Produce Profit Sharing For For Management
Scheme (Conditional Upon Items 1,2,6)
4 Approve Total Produce Share Incentive For For Management
Plan (Conditional Upon Items 1,2,6)
5 Approve Total Produce Executive Share For For Management
Option Scheme (Conditional Upon Items
1,2,6)
6 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
7 Approve Cancellation of the Ordinary For For Management
Share Capital of the Company
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FYFFES PLC
Ticker: FFY Security ID: IE0003295239
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3A Elect T.G. Murphy as Director For For Management
3B Elect Dr. P.F. deV. Cluver as Director For For Management
3C Elect W.M. Walsh as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to an Aggregate Nominal Amount
of 117,861,044 shares
6A Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights Representing 5 percent
of the Company's Issued Share Capital
6B Authorize Share Repurchase up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
6C Authorize Re-issue Price Range of Shares For For Management
6D Amend Articles Re: Notification of 3 For For Management
Percent Holdings
7 Amend 1997 Share Option Scheme For For Management
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GRAFTON GROUP PLC
Ticker: GRF Security ID: IE00B00MZ448
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2a Reelect Anthony E. Collins as Director For For Management
2b Reelect Gillian Bowler as Director For For Management
2c Reelect Richard W. Jewson as Director For For Management
2d Reelect Leo J. Martin as Director For For Management
2e Elect Peter S. Wood as Director For For Management
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
4 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
5 Authorize Share Repurchase For For Management
6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
7 Authorize the Proposed Contingent For For Management
Purchase Contract Relating to A Ordinary
Shares
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GREENCORE GROUP PLC
Ticker: GNC Security ID: IE0003864109
Meeting Date: FEB 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
3.a Elect Gerald M.N. Corbett as Director For For Management
3.b Elect Anthony M. Hynes as Director For For Management
3.c Elect David M. Simons as Director For For Management
3.d Elect Edmond F. Sullivan as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
6 Authorize Share Repurchase up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
7 Authorise Board to offer Scrip Dividend For For Management
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HORIZON TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC
Ticker: HOR Security ID: IE0006881506
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2(a) Elect Samir Naji as a Director For For Management
2(b) Elect Charles Garvey as a Director For For Management
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
4 Approve Reduction of Share Premium For For Management
Account
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
6 Authorize Company to Purchase Own Shares For For Management
and Set Price Range for Re-issue of
Treasury Shares
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IAWS GROUP PLC
Ticker: IAW Security ID: IE0004554287
Meeting Date: DEC 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends on Ordinary Shares For For Management
3a Elect Denis Buckley as Director For For Management
3b Elect J. Brian Davy as Director For For Management
3c Elect Philip Lynch as Director For For Management
3d Elect David Martin as Director For For Management
3e Elect William G. Murphy as Director For For Management
3f Elect Patrick McEniff as Director For For Management
3g Elect Hugo Kane as Director For For Management
3h Elect Patrick Wall as Director For For Management
3i Elect Tom O'Mahony as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Origin Enterprises Long Term For For Management
Incentive Plan
6 Approve IAWS Group Long Term Incentive For For Management
Plan
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights Up to One-Third of the Nominal
Value of Issued Share Capital
8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
9 Authorize Share Repurchase For For Management
10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Shares
11 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
for the Year Ended July 31, 2006
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ICON PLC
Ticker: ICLR Security ID: 45103T107
Meeting Date: SEP 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 8, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO RECEIVE THE ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS. For For Management
2 TO INCREASE THE AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL. For For Management
3 TO APPROVE THE CAPITALISATION AND BONUS For For Management
ISSUE.
4 TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO ALLOT SHARES. For For Management
5 TO DISAPPLY THE STATUTORY PRE-EMPTION For For Management
RIGHTS.
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INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC (FRM. INDEP.NEWSPAPERS)
Ticker: INWS Security ID: IE0004614818
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
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INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC (FRM. INDEP.NEWSPAPERS)
Ticker: INWS Security ID: IE0004614818
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3i Elect VC Crowley as Director For For Management
3ii Elect PM Cosgrove as Director For For Management
3iii Elect JC Davy as Director For For Management
3iv Elect IG Fallon as Director For For Management
3v Elect Sen. MN Hayes as Director For For Management
3vi Elect LP Healy as Director For For Management
3vii Elect Dr. BJ Hillery as Director For For Management
3viii Elect Baroness M Jay as Director For For Management
3ix Elect Dr. IE Kenny as Director For For Management
3x Elect F Murray as Director For For Management
3xi Elect AC O'Reilly as Director For For Management
3xii Elect GK O'Reilly as Director For For Management
3xiii Elect BE Somers as Director For For Management
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
6 Change Location of Annual Meeting For For Management
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INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC (FRM. INDEP.NEWSPAPERS)
Ticker: INWS Security ID: IE0004614818
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights
2 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
3 Amend Articles Re: Price Payable on For For Management
Purchase of Own Shares
4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Shares
5 Amend Articles Re: Disclosure of For For Management
Beneficial Interest
6 Fix Number of Directors For For Management
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IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC
Ticker: IONA Security ID: 46206P109
Meeting Date: AUG 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 26, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE CONSOLIDATED For For Management
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE REPORTS OF
THE DIRECTORS AND THE AUDITORS
2 TO RE-ELECT DR. CHRISTOPHER J. HORN For For Management
3 TO RE-ELECT MR. JOHN CONROY For For Management
4 TO ELECT MR. BRUCE J. RYAN For For Management
5 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO FIX For For Management
THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION
6 TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE IONA For For Management
TECHNOLOGIES PLC 2006 SHARE INCENTIVE
PLAN
7 TO APPROVE RENEWAL OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITY For For Management
TO ISSUE AND ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES
8 TO APPROVE RENEWAL OF DISAPPLICATION OF For For Management
PRE-EMPTION
9 TO APPROVE AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN For For Management
SHARES AND SET RE-ISSUE PRICE RANGE FOR
TREASURY SHARES
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IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC
Ticker: IONA Security ID: US46206P1093
Meeting Date: AUG 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 26, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE CONSOLIDATED For For Management
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE REPORTS OF
THE DIRECTORS AND THE AUDITORS
2 TO RE-ELECT DR. CHRISTOPHER J. HORN For For Management
3 TO RE-ELECT MR. JOHN CONROY For For Management
4 TO ELECT MR. BRUCE J. RYAN For For Management
5 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO FIX For For Management
THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION
6 TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE IONA For For Management
TECHNOLOGIES PLC 2006 SHARE INCENTIVE
PLAN
7 TO APPROVE RENEWAL OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITY For For Management
TO ISSUE AND ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES
8 TO APPROVE RENEWAL OF DISAPPLICATION OF For For Management
PRE-EMPTION
9 TO APPROVE AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN For For Management
SHARES AND SET RE-ISSUE PRICE RANGE FOR
TREASURY SHARES
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IRISH ESTATES PLC
Ticker: VERI Security ID: IE00B0JT3T79
Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Change Company Name to Veris plc For For Management
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IRISH LIFE AND PERMANENT PLC (FRM. IRISH PERMANENT)
Ticker: IPM Security ID: IE0004678656
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3a Elect Denis Casey as a Director For For Management
3b Elect Peter Fitzpatrick as a Director For For Management
3c Elect Roy Keenan as a Director For For Management
3d Elect Finbar Sheehan as a Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Share Repurchase and Reissuance For For Management
of Shares
6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
7 Approve the Long Term Incentive Plan For For Management
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KERRY GROUP PLC
Ticker: KYGA Security ID: IE0004906560
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3ai Elect Denis Buckley as Director For For Management
3aii Elect Michael Dowling as Director For For Management
3aiii Elect Eugene McSweeney as Director For For Management
3bi Elect Brian Mehigan as Director For For Management
3bii Elect Flor Healy as Director For For Management
3biii Elect Desmond O'Connor as Director For For Management
3biv Elect Michael J. Sullivan as Director For For Management
3ci Elect James O'Connell as Director For For Management
3cii Elect Michael O'Connor as Director For For Management
3ciii Elect Gerard O'Hanlon as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to the Authorized But Unissued
A Ordinary Share Capital
6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Five Percent of
the Issued A Ordinary Share Capital
7 Authorize Share Repurchase of up to Five For For Management
Percent of the Issued A Ordinary Share
Capital
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KINGSPAN GROUP PLC
Ticker: KSP Security ID: IE0004927939
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3a Elect Noel Crowe as Director For For Management
3b Elect Brian Joyce as Director For For Management
3c Elect Tony McArdle as Director For For Management
3d Elect Eugene Murtagh as Director For For Management
3e Elect Eoin McCarthy as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights
6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
7 Amend Kingspan Group PLC 1998 Share For For Management
Option Scheme
8 Amend Kingspan Group PLC 2001 Second For For Management
Tier Share Option Scheme
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MCINERNEY HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: MK9 Security ID: IE0005527274
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2a Relect D. P. McInerney as Director For For Management
2b Relect T. Drumm as Director For For Management
2c Relect D. Roche as Director For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Dividends For For Management
6 Increase Authorized Common Stock By EUR For For Management
1.25 Million
7 Approve 1:5 Stock Split For For Management
8 Amend Articles of Association Re: Clause For For Management
5
9 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect For For Management
Changes in Capital
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
12 Authorize Share Repurchase Program Up to For For Management
10 Percent of Issued Capital
13 Approve Price Range of Treasury Shares For For Management
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RPS GROUP PLC
Ticker: RPS Security ID: GB0007594764
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Re-elect Brook Land as Director For For Management
3 Re-elect Andrew Troup as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Peter Dowen as Director For For Management
5 Elect John Bennett as Director For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
7 Approve Final Dividend of 1.44 Pence Per For For Management
Share
8 Reappoint BDO Stoy Hayward LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise the Board to
Determine Their Remuneration
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 1,034,047
10 Approve RPS Group Plc US Share Purchase For For Management
Plan
11 Authorise the Company to Send or Supply For For Management
Any Documents or Information to Members
by Making Them Available on Website
12 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic For For Management
Means to Convey Information Information
to Members
13 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 9, For For Management
Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 308,298
14 Authorise 10,276,588 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Electronic Communications
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RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: RYAOF Security ID: IE0031117611
Meeting Date: SEP 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2a Elect Michael Horgan as Director For For Management
2b Elect Kyran McLaughlin as Director For For Management
2c Elect Paolo Pietrogrande as Director For For Management
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
4 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights Up to an Amount Equivalent to the
Value of the Authorized but Unissued
Share Capital of the Company
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to an Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 533,400
6 Authorize Share Repurchase up to 5 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
7 Amend Articles Re: Electronic Board For For Management
Meetings and Secrecy Provisions
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RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: RYAOF Security ID: IE0031117611
Meeting Date: DEC 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition of Aer Lingus Group For For Management
PLC
2 Approve Stock Split For For Management
3 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect For For Management
Changes in Capital
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UNITED DRUG PLC
Ticker: UDG Security ID: IE0033024807
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends at 4.64 cent per Share For For Management
3a Elect C. Corbi as Director For For Management
3b Elect D. Egan as Director For For Management
3c Elect L. FitzGerald as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital For For Management
from EUR 12,800,000 to EUR 15,000,000
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to a Nominal Value of EUR
3,867,240
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to a Nominal Value
of EUR 580,086
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
9 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
10 Approve Long Term Incentive Plan for CEO For For Management
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VERIS PLC FORMERLY (IRISH ESTATES PLC)
Ticker: VERI Security ID: IE00B0JT3T79
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve KPMG as Auditors and Authorize For For Management
Board to Fix Their Remuneration
3i Elect Brian Beausang as Director For For Management
3ii Elect Anthony Garry as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights Up to an Aggregate Nominal Amount
of EUR 17,099
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights Up to 5 Percent of
Issued Capital
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ZAMANO PLC, DUBLIN
Ticker: ZMNO Security ID: IE00B1G17W46
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Elect John O'Shea as Director For For Management
3 Elect Brendan Mullin as Director For For Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
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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/ Brendan Donohoe
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Brendan Donohoe, President
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date August 27, 2007
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*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her
signature.