IEDR have updated their whois output to include the domain name registration date.
The whois output now includes both the registration and the expiry dates.
See example:
whois neylon.ie
% Rights restricted by copyright; http://iedr.ie/index.php/mnudomregs/mnudnssearch/96
% Do not remove this noticedomain: neylon.ie
descr: Michele Neylon
descr: Sole Trader
descr: Personal Trading Name
admin-c: AHN397-IEDR
tech-c: AAM456-IEDR
registration: 07-September-2011
renewal: 07-September-2012
status: Active
nserver: ns.blacknightsolutions.com
nserver: ns2.blacknightsolutions.com
source: IEDRperson: Michele Neylon
nic-hdl: AHN397-IEDR
source: IEDRperson: Blacknight.ie Hostmaster
nic-hdl: AAM456-IEDR
source: IEDR
Several other ccTLDs do not publish registration or expiry data in whois to avoid exposing registrants to scams such as “domain slamming”, so it comes as a surprise that IEDR would have made this change without notifying registrars in advance.
@mneylon Registrars were informed and a poll was conducted about the change back on May 12th.
@mneylon suggesting that we are exposing registrants to “domain slamming” is misleading as ren dates have been displayed in WHOIS for years.