250,000 .IE Domain Registered

[dog]

There are now over a quarter of a million registered .ie domains. The newly rebranded Dublin-based beauty salon, The Wicklow Street Clinic, was the 250,000th registered .ie domain name, www.thewicklowstreetclinic.ie

https://www.iedr.ie/blog/key-milestone-reached-as-250000th-ie-domain-registered/

https://technology.ie/ie-quarter-million/

 

[dog]

Surprised people are not more excited about .IE growth.

 

[Whois-Search]

A few problems with that one:

To become a Registrar you need 200 .ie names already (yes really):

https://www.iedr.ie/manage-a-domain/become-a-registrar/

To become a Registrant you still need to take a photo of your Irish ID (yes really):

https://www.iedr.ie/register-a-domain/document-requirements/

So if someone has:

1. An Irish passport
2. A photocopier
3. 200 .ie names at another Registrar
4. 2500 Euros for a deposit
5. A plan to get a decent wholesale price

Let me know!

 

[Systreg]

I don't think @dog said anything about becoming a registrar, there wasn't anything referring to that aspect on the linked pages he gave. It's about .ie being opened up, where anyone with a connection to Ireland, can now register .ie domains, whereas recently, before they did their consultation on making it easier for the public to register a domain, it was difficult to get a .ie domain, even if it was only your name or a nickname, there were hoops to jump through.

I was thinking about registering a few (I have an Irish passport) to potentially sell on, there are plenty of good names available to reg.

 

[Whois-Search]

Yes the second link above tells you what you now need to register them:

https://www.iedr.ie/register-a-domain/document-requirements/

Cheapest reseller price I can find is 21 euro.

However Blacknight is selling them for 6.99 Euro first year (24.99 renewal):

https://www.blacknight.com/price-list/

 

[dog]

Yes I don't understand what becoming a registrar had to do with this conversation.

I don't think @dog said anything about becoming a registrar,

Seems that way.

I was thinking about registering a few (I have an Irish passport) to potentially sell on, there are plenty of good names available to reg.

 

[Whois-Search]

Errr that’s like saying I’m going invest in .uk but I’m going to renew them at 123-reg at £9.99

You would become a Nominet member and get £3.75 ?