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Registration of Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (Effective Immediately)   —   Form F-6
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: F-6EF       Registration of Depositary Shares Evidenced by         9     27K 
                          American Depositary Receipts (Effective                
                          Immediately)                                           
 2: EX-4        Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders     1      9K 
 3: EX-5        Opinion re: Legality                                   1      5K 

F-6EF   —   Registration of Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (Effective Immediately)
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As Filed with the Securities and                       Registration No.  333-   
Exchange Commission on  June 1, 2006.                                           
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 For Depositary Shares Evidenced by Global Depositary Receipts

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IRSA INVERSIONES Y REPRESENTACIONES S.A.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

N.A.
 (Translation of issuer's name into English)

Argentine Republic
 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
 One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
Telephone (212) 495-1784

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including 
area code, of depositary's principal executive offices) 

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The Bank of New York
ADR Division
 One Wall Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10286
Telephone (212)-495-1784

 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466 

|X| immediately upon filing 
| | on (Date) at (Time)     

If a separate statement has been filed to register the
deposited shares, check the following box. | |

 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                                                                                 Proposed maximum     Amount of    
                 Title of each class of               Amount               Proposed maximum          aggregate        registration 
              Securities to be registered         to be registered   Aggregate price per unit(1) offering price (1)      fee       
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Global Depositary Shares evidenced by Global         100,000,000                $.05                 $5,000,000         $535.00    
Depositary Receipts, each Global Depositary            Global                                                                      
Share evidencing ten common shares of IRSA           Depositary                                                                    
Inversiones y Representaciones S.A.                   Shares                                                                       

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(1)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.     
  Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the
  maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the
issuance of Global Depositary Receipts evidencing Global Depositary 
Shares.                                                             

As  permitted  by Rule 429  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the  Prospectus
included in this  Registration  Statement also relates to the Depositary  Shares
registered under Registration  Statement on Form F-6 (No.  33-86794)  previously
filed by the registrant.                                                        

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      The Prospectus  consists of the proposed form of Global Depositary Receipt
included  as Exhibit A to the form of Amended  and  Restated  Deposit  Agreement
filed as  Exhibit  (1) to this  Registration  Statement,  which is  incorporated
herein by reference.                                                            

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 1.  Description of the Securities to be Registered                         

 CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

                                           Location in Form of
                                                 Global Depositary Receipt
        Item Number and Caption                     Filed Herewith as Prospectus
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(1)  Name and address of Depositary                 Introductory Paragraph      

(2)  Title of Global Depositary Receipts and        Face of  Global Depositary  
identity of deposited securities               Receipt, top center    

Terms of Deposit:                                                     

  (i)     The amount of deposited securities     Face of Global Depositary
             represented by one unit of Global      Receipt - upper right corner
Depositary Shares                                     

 (ii)    The procedure for voting, if any,      Paragraphs 15, 16 and 18
the deposited securities                              

     (iii)   The collection and distribution of     Paragraphs 4, 12, 13, 14, 15
dividends                              and 18         

  (iv)    The transmission of notices, reports   Paragraphs 11, 15, 16, 17
and proxy soliciting material          and 18         

    (v)     The sale or exercise of rights         Paragraph 13, 14, 15 and 18

  (vi)    The deposit or sale of securities      Paragraphs 12, 13, 15, 17
resulting from dividends, splits       and 18         
or plans of reorganization                            

(vii)   Amendment, extension or termination    Paragraphs 20 and 21   
of the Deposit Agreement                              

(viii)  Rights of holders of  receipts  to     Paragraph  11          
inspect  the transfer  books of the                   
Depositary  and the list of holders                   
of receipts                                           

     (ix)    Restrictions upon the right to         Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
deposit or withdraw the underlying     14 and 22      
securities                                            

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                                           Location in Form of
                                                 Global Depositary Receipt
        Item Number and Caption                     Filed Herewith as Prospectus
        -----------------------                     ----------------------------

     (x)     Limitation upon the liability of       Paragraphs 14, 18, 19 and 21
the Depositary                                        

(3)   Fees and Charges                              Paragraph 7 and 8           

Item 2.  Available Information                                                  

                                           Location in Form of
                                                 Global Depositary Receipt
        Item Number and Caption                     Filed Herewith as Prospectus
        -----------------------                     ----------------------------

2(a)  Statement that IRSA Inversiones y             Paragraph 11                
Representaciones S.A.  is subject to the                            
periodic reporting requirements of the                              
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and,                                
accordingly, files certain reports with                             
the Commission -- and that such reports                             
can be inspected by holders of Global                               
Depositary Receipts and copied at public                            
reference facilities maintained by the                              
Commission in Washington, D.C.                                      

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 PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. Exhibits                                                                

      * (1) Form of Deposit  Agreement  (including the form of Global Depositary
Receipt),  dated as of May 24, 1994,  as amended and restated as of December 12,
1994,  as further  amended  and  restated as of November  15,  2000,  among IRSA
Inversiones y  Representaciones  S.A. (the  "Issuer"),  The Bank of New York, as
Depositary  (the  "Depositary"),  and each Owner and holder from time to time of
Global Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") issued thereunder.                          

      * (2) Form of Letter from the  Depositary  to the Issuer,  relating to the
Pre-release of Global Depositary Receipts.                                      

      (4) Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as
to the legality of the securities being registered.                             

(5) Certification under Rule 466.                                   

Item 4. Undertakings                                                            

      (a) The  Depositary  hereby  undertakes to make available at the principal
office of the Depositary in the United States,  for inspection by holders of the
ADRs, any reports and communications received from the Issuer which are both (1)
received by the  Depositary  as the holder of the deposited  securities  and (2)
made  generally  available to the holders of the  underlying  securities  by the
Issuer.                                                                         

      (b) The Depositary  hereby  undertakes to notify each registered holder of
an ADR at least thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.              

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*     Incorporated by reference to Form F-6 Registration  Statement No. 33-86794
filed by the Registrant with the Commission                         

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act of 1933, The Bank of
New York, on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement,  dated
as of May 24, 1994,  as amended and restated as of December 12, 1994, as further
amended  and  restated  as of  November  15,  2000,  among  IRSA  Inversiones  y
Representaciones  S.A., The Bank of New York, as Depositary,  and each Owner and
holder of an Global Depositary  Receipt issued thereunder  certifies that it has
reasonable  grounds to believe that all the  requirements for filing on Form F-6
are met and has duly  caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized,  in The City of New York,
State of New York, on May 31, 2006.                                             

                 By: THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                 as Depositary

                By: /s/  Allen R. Murray
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                      Name:  Allen R. Murray
                        Title: Managing Director

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      Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  IRSA
Inversiones y Representaciones S.A. has caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized in Argentina
on May 30, 2006.                                                                

                                        IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones S.A.

                   By: \s\ Eduardo S. Elsztain
                                        ----------------------------------------
                         Name: Eduardo S. Elsztain
               Title: Chairman

      Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement has been signed by or on behalf of the following persons
in the capacities indicated on May 30, 2006.                                    

Name                                 Title                                      
----                                 -----                                      

\s\ Eduardo S. Elsztain              Chairman and Chief Executive Officer       
---------------------------          (Principal Executive Officer)              
Eduardo S. Elsztain                                                             

\s\ Gabriel Blasi                    Chief Financial Officer                    
---------------------------          (Principal Financial Officer)              
Gabriel Blasi                                                                   

\s\ David Perednik                   Chief Accounting Officer                   
---------------------------          (Principal Accounting Officer)             
David Perednik                                                                  

\s\ Saul Zang                        First Vice Chairman and Director           
---------------------------                                                     
Saul Zang                                                                       

\s\ Alejandro G. Elsztain            Second Vice Chairman and Director          
---------------------------                                                     
Alejandro G. Elsztain                                                           

\s\ Oscar P. Bergotto                Director                                   
---------------------------                                                     
Oscar P. Bergotto                                                               

\s\ Fernando A. Elsztain             Director                                   
---------------------------                                                     
Fernando A. Elsztain                                                            

\s\ Marcos Fischman                  Director                                   
---------------------------                                                     
Marcos Fischman                                                                 

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  Director
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Carlos Ricard Esteves                                                           

  Director
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Cedric Bridges                                                                  

  Director
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Barenburm Fernando                                                              

  Director
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Gladstein Gary                                                                  

  Director
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Fernando Rubin                                                                  

/s/  Donald J. Puglisi               Authorized Representative                  
---------------------------          in the United States                       
Donald J. Puglisi                                                               
Managing Director                                                               
Puglisi & Associates                                                            

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 INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit                                                                         
Number                                                                          
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(4)        Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary,  
as to the legality of the securities being registered.    

(5)        Certification under Rule 466.                                        

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Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

				Referenced-On Page
This ‘F-6EF’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
Filed on / Effective on:		6/1/06		1					6-K
		5/31/06		6
		5/30/06		7					6-K
		11/15/00		5		6
		12/12/94		5		6
		5/24/94		5		6
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 5/26/21  Irsa Invs & Representations Inc.  8-A12B                 2:218K                                   Blueprint/FA
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