The latest press release from IEDR covering Q1 of 2012 announces a couple of things: Q1 2012 registration figures were 12.2% higher than Q4 2011. We previously reported that they’d recorded a 12.9% growth during 2011 There are now more than 175 thousand .ie domain names registered. (As of 12.21 today there are 178949 in… Continue reading IE Domains Break 175 Thousand Mark And Reports Growth
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Irish Country Code High Risk For Business
If you’re going to choose a country code for your business you might want to think long and hard about choosing the .ie ccTLD. Why? Because if you reorganise your business you might end up losing your domain. In several recent cases the IEDR have flatly refused to update the registrant details on domain names… Continue reading Irish Country Code High Risk For Business
Irish Domain Registry Reporting Growth
The .ie ccTLD has reported strong growth during the 2nd quarter of 2011: The IEDR’s quarterly registrations report shows that the total number of .ie domains now stands at over 165,000 with a total of 20,995 domains being registered in the period from January to June this year, a 10% increase on the 19,099 domains… Continue reading Irish Domain Registry Reporting Growth
IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force
Over the last couple of years DNSSEC has become one of “the” topics for registry operators and DNS people. The registry operator for .ie, the IEDR, has been working on their DNSSEC deployment plans for well over a year and earlier this morning opened up their “task force” to accredited registrars. They would also appear… Continue reading IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force
IEDR Celebrates 10 Years
The Irish domain name registry operator (IEDR) is celebrating 10 years. In recent weeks the number of registered .ie domain names exceeded the 150 thousand name mark.
.ie Registry Reports Growth
IEDR, the company that currently runs the .ie ccTLD, has announced an increase in .ie registration figures. According to a press release the registry is reporting that March 2010 saw a 2.2% increase in registrations, bringing the total number of .ie domains to over 141 thousand. IEDR’s CEO, David Curtin, made the following comment about… Continue reading .ie Registry Reports Growth
IE Domain Registry Makes Minor Change to Registration Process
The IEDR, which runs the registry for the .ie ccTLD, has announced an upcoming change to its registration processes. As of April 8th 2010 pending updates and registrations will be valid for 27 days instead of the previous 30. What this means for registrants is that they will have 3 days less to provide the… Continue reading IE Domain Registry Makes Minor Change to Registration Process
IEDR Attempts Transparency
The IEDR, the body that is responsible for .ie domains (Ireland), is currently consulting with its resellers about introducing a greater level of transparency. At the moment there is very little transparency with respect to the sales rank of the various companies that offer .ie domain registration services. The IEDR’s own newsletter refers to the… Continue reading IEDR Attempts Transparency
IEDR Working On Implementing Comreg Report
The IEDR is currently in discussions with its resellers with a view to implementing some of the aspects of the Comreg report published in January of this year. There are two key issues that need to be addressed, however whether they can be treated separately or not is another matter. In the first instance the… Continue reading IEDR Working On Implementing Comreg Report
Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?
Remember Comreg? Remember the famous IEDR report? It’s now the 18th of December, which means that civil servants will soon be shutting up shop until the New Year. And still we have no inkling as to the outcome of Comreg’s investigations into the IE Domain Registry, the company currently charged with managing the Irish ccTLD.… Continue reading Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?