As I mentioned previously, talk about domain names of any kind in the Irish national parliament (Dáil) is not common. But it's happened again. Last time round was back in May of last year but an almost identical question was raised in the chamber by Fine Gael's Neale Richmond recently. The question he asked: Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for … [Read more...] about IE Domains Subject of Another Dáil Question
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IE Domains Subject of Question in Dáil
It's not often that domain names get a mention in the Dáil (Irish parliament), so when it happens it's worth seeing why. Last week IE domain names came up in the Irish parliament due to Brexit related issues with imports of products from outside Ireland. The question was put to the government as follows: "To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he … [Read more...] about IE Domains Subject of Question in Dáil
IE Domain Registry Hiring
The .ie ccTLD registry aka IEDR are hiring. (They've recently rebranded to ".ie" and changed their domain over to weare.ie from iedr.ie but I honestly can't see that sticking with a lot of us, without even considering the SEO implications etc.,) They've got an opening in their team for a "Policy and Compliance Officer", which would combine dealing with policy issues as well … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Hiring
IE Domain Registration Volumes Up Dramatically
While the economy might be suffering many of the domain name registries have been reporting their statistics for the second quarter of 2020 and most have seen increases in registrations. The move to online, as has been noted just about everywhere, has been much bigger than anyone could have predicted. Domain name registrations are always going to be a mixed bag, so while … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registration Volumes Up Dramatically
IEDR Withdrawing From Direct Registration Market
The IEDR, who run the .ie country code top level domain name, are withdrawing from the "direct" market. From 31st March of this year onwards they will no longer offer people or organisations the ability to register domain names directly with them. Most domain name registries do not offer direct sales but operate via a "3 R"" model, namely "Registry", "Registrar" and … [Read more...] about IEDR Withdrawing From Direct Registration Market
IE ccTLD Publishes 2019 Digital Health Index
IEDR, which is the company that runs the .ie ccTLD for Ireland, has published the 2019 version of their "Digital Health Index". The report, in simple terms, looks at how Irish small businesses view and use "digital". That covers things like whether they have a website, if they sell online or if they have active social media accounts. The full report (PDF), which runs to … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD Publishes 2019 Digital Health Index
The Puma IE Domain Dispute is Disturbing
People and companies register domain names all the time. Sometimes you know exactly why you're registering a domain name and you have very specific plans for it. Other times you don't. However it's a pretty safe bet that if somebody registers a domain that is an exact or very close match to their company name that they're going to use it at some point. It's also very clear to … [Read more...] about The Puma IE Domain Dispute is Disturbing
IE ccTLD to Offer New Dispute Resolution Service
IEDR, which runs the .ie country code registry, has announced the upcoming launch of a new alternate dispute resolution service. The new service should be available from July of this year onwards. So what is it? It's designed to be a mechanism to resolve disputes surrounding .ie domain names without going to a full WIPO dispute. With the liberalisation of .ie domains … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD to Offer New Dispute Resolution Service
IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names
IEDR will be releasing a small number of previously reserved domain names. In common with many domain registries, the .ie ccTLD has a number of domains that are reserved for a variety of reasons. In the case of .ie one of the legacy policies was a restriction on registering domain names that corresponded to top level domains. While that might have made sense when there was a … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names
IEDR Policy Advisory Committee Election Results
The IEDR's Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) was setup back in 2015. It's made up of representatives from the registrar channel and various stakeholder groups of Irish business and society including the Irish Internet Association, The ISP Association of Ireland, The Irish Computer Society, the Irish government and others. (See PDF) For the registrars there are four seats, … [Read more...] about IEDR Policy Advisory Committee Election Results