12.9% rise in dot.ie registrations last year

LAST year saw a healthy increase in companies taking a dot.ie address for their websites, an address which is ranked as one of the safest domains in the world.

The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) — the body which manages registration for Irish internet addresses — has reported a 12.9% increase in registrations for 2011. While the growth rate was pretty much the same as for 2010, in percentage terms, it boosts the number of websites with a dot.ie address to 173,145, up from 153,419 as of the end of 2010.

David Curtin, IEDR chief executive, yesterday expressed his pleasure at the continued growth, despite challenging times for Irish businesses.