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Almost 100 .ie domains registered every day in 2015

Written by Robert McHugh, on 8th Feb 2016. Posted in Technology

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New research shows that 35,225 new .ie domains were registered in 2015, or 96 a day, a 13% increase on 2014 and the highest annual number since 2011.
 
This is according to the latest .ie Domain Profile Report published by the IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the company responsible for the management and administration of Ireland's official internet address .ie.
 
The report shows net registrations (new .ie domain registrations less non-renewed .ie domains) were 12,929 in 2015. This is the highest recorded number since 2011 and a 48% increase on 2014. 

Last year's .ie registrations bring the total number of .ie domains to 210,839. The .ie database has increased in size by 36% over the last five years.
 
In 2015, private and public limited companies made up nearly 50% of all new .ie registrations, followed by sole traders at 25%.

Counties Dublin, Cork and Galway accounted for 58% of all new .ie registrations in 2015.

Dublin, with 71, has the highest number of .ie domains per 1,000 people, followed by Carlow (52) and Wicklow (48). Donegal, with 18 .ie domains per 1,000 people, has the lowest rate in the Republic of Ireland.
 
Furthermore, 64% of new .ie domains in 2015 were registered in Leinster, followed by 17% in Munster; 8% in Connacht; and 4% in Ulster. Seven per cent were registered overseas.

Internationally, Ireland, with 46, ranks 17th in the EU for number of country domains per 1,000 people, ahead of France (45) and Spain (39), but behind countries with similar populations, like Norway (134) and Denmark (233).
 
Chief Executive of IEDR, David Curtin says, "For Irish businesses, there are significant benefits and advantages to registering a .ie domain name. With .ie, a business or organisation is immediately ‘identifiably Irish’. For businesses trading at home, it signals trust and familiarity; for those advertising abroad, it promises Irish authenticity."

He added, "Government and industry must continue to work together to get rural Ireland online, building websites and engaging in e-commerce. Access to the global digital economy has transformative effects on business.

"Reflecting our commitment in this regard, IEDR runs the annual OPTIMISE Fund which awards €150,000 worth of services to fifteen Irish SMEs and micro-enterprises keen to improve their digital presence and engage in e-commerce."

Source: www.businessworld.ie

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