IE Domain Registry t/a .IE

The careful guardianship and management has resulted in .ie becoming Ireland’s most trusted domain, with 77% of Irish consumers preferring a .ie website when buying online 1 . The .ie domain now has 51% of the hosted market in Ireland, followed by .com with 32% market share. The number of .ie domain registrations during that time aligns with the acceleration in internet adoption over the past 20 years, with 174,086 new domains registered between 2000 and 2009. Registrations climbed by a further 120% from 2010-2019 to 383,265 domains 2 . Starting the next decade, in 2020 we recorded our highest annual registrations to date – 65,113 new .ie domains. Some of the key company milestones include: ▶ The spin out from UCD to form IE Domain Registry in 2000 ▶ Registration of the 100,000 th .ie domain by royal-hospital-kilmainham.ie in 2008 ▶ The launch of the OPTIMISE programme, providing €100,000 in web development funds for Irish SMEs, in 2011 ▶ The celebration of Internet Day for the first time in Ireland in October 2015 ▶ The publication of the first .IE Digital Health Index report, charting the attitudes to digital of Irish SMEs and consumers in the period 2014 to 2016 ▶ The introduction of IDNs in 2016, which allowed .ie domains with fadas (áéíóú) for the first time, a major technical achievement involving UTF8 encoding. ▶ The removal of the requirement for a ‘claim to the name’ for .ie domains, unlocking more opportunity for Irish citizens in March 2018 ▶ Recognising Ireland’s first ‘Digital Town’, Gorey, Co. Wexford, in October 2018 ▶ Introduction of the alternative dispute resolution process (ADRP) to manage domain-related disputes in July 2019 ▶ Celebration of the company’s 20 th anniversary and rebrand to .IE in 2020 1 .IE Consumer Trust Survey 2020 2 .IE Domain Profile Report 2019 A thank you to the .ie community The opportunity to thank the .ie community for their support over the last 20 years and mark a significant milestone at the same time was a welcome opportunity to give back to .ie domain holders. We held a competition with a €20,000 prize fund that all .ie domain holders could enter. The competition was designed to provide our .ie customers, including businesses, individuals or community groups, with the opportunity to win a one-off cash prize to enhance their online presence and upgrade or enable e-commerce functionality. This was particularly important during the Covid-19 pandemic, having allowed many to continue to trade and in some cases, to grow, while bricks and mortar premises were closed. The prize fund was awarded to three .ie domain holders. First prize went to Finlay Motor Group who received €10,000. The other prize winners were 1 Step More , a navigation training course operator and Meath Springboard Family Support Services who each received €5,000. Pictured (L-R) are David McLoughlin, Sales Manager, Finlay Motor Group and Gary Finlay, Managing Director, Finlay Motor Group Business and Market Review IE Domain Registry CLG t/a .IE / Annual Report & Review 2020 21 Celebrating 20 years Over the last 20 years the Company has contributed to the advancement of Ireland’s internet ecosystem, working with businesses, communities and people to educate and support them on their internet journey, and to highlight the benefits of an online presence.

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