.ie is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Ireland. Registration is open to registrants located in, or with a significant connection to, any part of the island of Ireland, including Northern Ireland.
The .ie domain was managed by University College, Dublin, Dublin, since its delegation from Jon Postel in 1989, until the creation of IE Domain Registry (IEDR) in 2000; the university is still the IANA Sponsoring Or...
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.ie is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Ireland. Registration is open to registrants located in, or with a significant connection to, any part of the island of Ireland, including Northern Ireland.
The .ie domain was managed by University College, Dublin, Dublin, since its delegation from Jon Postel in 1989, until the creation of IE Domain Registry (IEDR) in 2000; the university is still the IANA Sponsoring Organization. The IEDR is considered more conservative than other similar authorities and places certain restrictions on registration. The .ie ccTLD is primarily a business orientated ccTLD for Irish businesses and businesses doing business in or with Ireland. It has allowed personal domain name (PDN) registrations though these would only account for approximately 1% of the number of .ie domain registrations.
Registration policies have been liberalised somewhat in recent years and rules such as the one against registering generic domain names...
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