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… Continue reading IE Domains Subject of Another Dáil Question
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Host.ie Novara.ie and Digihost Go AWOL
Earlier today one of Ireland’s oldest hosting providers seems to have gone completely offline. The company in question is Host.ie, which is also known as Novara or Digihost. Over the better part of 20 years the provider has changed hands a couple of times, as well as its name. These days it’s known as “Hostopia… Continue reading Host.ie Novara.ie and Digihost Go AWOL
INEX Formally Appoints New CEO
INEX is the Irish internet exchange point (IXP). A few months ago INEX appointed Eileen Gallagher as Interim CEO however it was only earlier this week that the formalities were finalised and the “interim” was dropped. Eileen has been with INEX since 2005 and to many members has been the de facto face of the… Continue reading INEX Formally Appoints New CEO
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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading IE Domain Registry Hiring
Brexit Campaign EU Domain is now …. Irish?
As I’ve mentioned in the past if you are a UK based domain name registrant you won’t be able to keep your .eu domain names after Brexit. Earlier this week ALL UK based holders of .eu domain names were formally put on notice that they have until the end of the year to update their… Continue reading Brexit Campaign EU Domain is now …. Irish?
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… Continue reading IE Domain Registration Volumes Up Dramatically
Irish Broadband Usage Increases
The latest report from the Irish Communications regulator (Comreg) includes a nice little graphic that sums up the highlights of their latest report on the Irish market: The report is for Q1 2020, so it only captures part of Ireland’s “lockdown” which many people and companies started doing voluntarily from around the 12th of March… Continue reading Irish Broadband Usage Increases
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… Continue reading 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… Continue reading IE ccTLD Publishes 2019 Digital Health Index