.IE Domain Name Registration Information

Outside Ireland Applications
All applicants applying for a .ie domain name who are not situated in the 32 counties of Ireland, must demonstrate a Real and Substantive Connection with Ireland (with the exception of those applying by means of Community Trademark)

Examples of acceptable Documentation demonstrating substantial trade or commercial activity within Ireland are as follows:

• Copies of invoices (showing trade to or from Ireland),
• High-quality brochures showing a significant intention to trade in Ireland.
• A signed letter on headed paper from a bank manager, firm of chartered accountant(s), registered auditor(s), tax consultant(s) (where the tax advisor identification number is displayed), or solicitor(s) confirming the applicants trade with Ireland

Category: Unincorporated Association Name
An unincorporated association that is not legally obliged to have a registered business name (club or society) is entitled to register a domain name in this category.

Requirements:
A self issued letter from the applicant on the association's letterhead stating that they are an Unincorporated Association and require the domain name to reflect their organisation name.

Sample Letter: We 'Association Name' confirm that we are an unincorporated association and request the domain name .ie to reflect our association name.

Category: Personal Name

Requirements:
The applicant must provide documentary evidence of the applicant's legal name: e.g., a copy of the applicant's passport or birth certificate.
Domain Options:
Personal names must consist of the initial letter from each of two or more of the words which comprise the legal personal name of the applicant, in the order in which these words occur in the name, followed by any two digits to be requested by the applicant. As an example, John Citizen could register jc01.ie.

Category: Personal Trading Name

• Sole Traders, such as Authors, Designers, Entertainers, Artists, Photographers, journalists etc, trading in Ireland under their Personal
• Names are eligible to apply for a domain name in this category.
• For clarification purposes this new domain name category is only available to sole traders trading under their own personal trading name.
   

Requirements:
A signed letter on headed paper from an Irish bank manager, firm of chartered accountant(s), registered auditor(s), tax consultant(s), where the tax advisor identification number is displayed on the letterhead, relevant body/association or solicitor(s) confirming that the person (sole trader) is currently trading in Ireland under their own personal name.

High quality brochure/promotional material or other demonstration or documentation of significant investment in the use of the personal trading name. Any other supporting documentation that the Registry deems acceptable.

Domain Options:
The proposed domain name must consist of the full name of the sole trader in the format of the full first name followed by the full surname. E.g.: Joseph Bloggs may apply for "josephbloggs.ie".

*  Information supporting the "reasonable connection" maybe requested at the discretion of the IEDR.