Record rate of websites using .ie

THERE are a record 141,243 websites using the .ie domain name according to the latest figures from the IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the managedregistry for Ireland’s official internet address, .ie.

The IEDR reported a 2.2% year-on-year increase in .ie domain registrations for March. Registrations for the month totalled 3,686; the highest number recorded in a single month during the past 12 months. The number of .ie domains now stands at over 141,000.

The figures for Q1 2010 reveal signs of a general uplift in registrations towards the second half of Q1. Overall there were 9,651 .ie domains registered in the first quarter, a decline of 1.35% compared to the same period last year, which remains the best performing first quarter to date. January experienced the sharpest decline in registrations, down 8.4% year-on-year.