.ie

.ie is the ccTLD for Ireland. It is managed by University College Dublin, Computing Services, Computer Centre.

Rules and Restrictions

The registrant must have a connection with Ireland to register a .ie domain name:

• individuals who are not resident in the island of Ireland and do not hold citizenship in the island of Ireland cannot register a .ie domain;
• if a company, business partnership, sole trader, school/college or charity is not from Ireland or Northern Ireland, it might be possible to register a .ie domain if you sell goods or services to consumers or businesses in the island of Ireland and can provide evidence of this;
• Irish and Northern Irish individuals, trademarks, clubs, societies, bands, schools, colleges and charities are required to present documents to prove their connection to Ireland;
• State or Government Bodies, Agencies, and Departments (including Hospitals, Semi-State Bodies, Education and Training Boards and Local Authorities do not need to provide documentation if online verification occurs.

Registrations are provided on a first come first served basis once the applicant has provided a connection to Ireland and proof of identity. It is the responsibility of every registrant to ensure that they are not in violation of existing trademarks or intellectual property.

The proposed domain name must not be offensive or contrary to public policy or generally accepted principles of morality.

A sub-domain name must be distinct from any of the recognised top-level domain names (".com", ".net", ".org" etc.) except in special circumstances where the Registry considers such a registration to be in the best national interest.

The proposed domain name must not contain the word ‘university’ unless the future registrant is recognised by the Department of Education as an established university.

Characters

Domain names can only use letters, numbers, the fada character (acute accent) and hyphens ("-"). Spaces and other symbols are not permitted for use. Names cannot begin or end with a hyphen and are not case sensitive. Domains cannot exceed 63 characters.

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