UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~March~~December 2829, 2017 Date of Report (Date of of earliest event reported)

IRELAND INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEVADA	000-50033	91-2147049
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)	Number)

2360 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 100
Henderson, NV	89052
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(702) 932-0353
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 35.02 ~~Unregistered~~Departure ~~Sales~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of ~~Equity~~Directors; ~~Securities.~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On ~~March~~December 2829, 2017, Mark Brennan resigned as a director of Ireland Inc. (the “Company”) ~~completed the sale of 28,119,123 shares of its common stock at a price of $0~~.08 ~~per share for gross proceeds of $2,249,530~~Mr. ~~An additional 21,250,000 shares of the Company~~Brennan’s ~~common~~ ~~stock~~resignation was ~~issued~~not todue ~~Nanominerals Corp. in settlement of $1~~to,~~700,000~~ ~~in amounts owed by the Company to Nanominerals. The shares were issued~~ and ~~sold in~~was ~~reliance~~not ~~upon~~caused ~~the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933~~by, asin ~~amended~~whole ~~(the~~or ~~“Securities~~in ~~Act”)~~part, ~~provided~~any bydisagreement ~~Rule~~with ~~506(b) on~~ the ~~basis~~ ~~that~~Company, ~~each of the purchasers is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule~~whether ~~501(a)~~related ofto the ~~Securities Act and the~~ Company’s ~~did~~operations, ~~not~~policies, ~~engage~~practices ~~in any general solicitation~~ or ~~general advertising in connection with the offering~~otherwise.

Attached as exhibit 99.1 to this report in a copy of the Company’s news release dated March 29, 2017 regarding the private placement financing.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	News release dated March 29, 2017.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		IRELAND INC.
Date: March 29, 2017
Date: January 4, 2018
	By:	/s/ Douglas Birnie
		/s/ David Strickler
		Name: Douglas Birnie
		Name: David Strickler
		Title: Chief Executive Officer, President
		Title: Chief Operating Officer

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